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From the pen of Pt. Sanjay Rath
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Y.S.R Chopper Crash shall examine this in the next issue. At
present we examine the swearing-in charts
”Don’t count the years you want to which are by far, the most important political
live. Ask yourself how much you have charts.
done for society at large with whatever
opportunities the Almighty has provided At 1.39’pm1 IST on Friday, 14 May 2004
you” - Dr. Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy YSR was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of
Andhra Pradesh by Governor S.S.Barnala.
Dr. Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Leo lagna shows that the government will be
Reddy, popularly known as YSR, was strong and with the fifth lord Jupiter placed
an astute politician and a charismatic in it, promises fame, protection and return
mass leader. He was born to a Christian to power. Weekday and horā lord is Venus
middle class family on July 8, 1949 in carrying the fire and light of agni devatā, its
Pulivendula, AP (78E24’ 14N50’), in the placement in a friendly sign in the 11th house
month of Āsāḍha śukla caturdasī tithi is considered extremely auspicious. The
(S14 - Venus lord) in Mūlā nakṣatra government will have the energy (agni) to
(gaṇḍānta tārā) in Brahma yoga, Garija fulfil its commitments (Venus is 10th lord of
karaṇa. The birth time is stated as either commitments) and will show great enterprise
8pm or 10pm by two sources and we (3rd house lordship of Venus). The ekādaśī
tithi ruler Mars is a yogakāraka forming
Chief Minister Andhra [Swearing-in chart, 2004] dharma-karmādhipati yoga with Venus in the
11th house. It shows that YSR government
will use very strong methods to establish the
rule of law and will also intervene in matters
pertaining to religious establishments, some
of which may not be taken very well (Mars).
However, there will be good discipline, which
is something India really needs. In simple
words, YSR government would be strong
in the face of criticism in all matters and
will not hesitate to use strong arm methods
to establish the rule of law. It is noteworthy
1 Other sources give a time of 1.59’pm. The lagna does not
change from Leo although the navāṁśa does change from
Virgo to Scorpio, which is incorrect given the facts of his gov-
ernment’s continued popularity.
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that during this tenure YSR saw to it that
the murderers of his fathers were brought to
court. He preferred to follow the rule of law
rather than use thugs and gangsters, a lesson
for many other politicians to learn.
The conjunction of Saturn with the dharma-

karmādhipati yoga in the 11th house involving
the vāreśa Venus and tithi-lord Mars shows
that this yoga would be focussed at the
poorer sections of the people. Even Saturn
becomes positive and its 11th house placement
promises long life (completion of tenure),
stability among the people (Saturn dṛṣṭi - 5th
house) and very hardworking leader (Saturn
dṛṣṭi - lagna) who through sheer hard work
and diligence will accomplish great goals.
Elections 2009
Even his detractors will agree that during
this first tenure YSR outperformed every
expectation and returned to power in the
next election in 2009 with an overwhelming to prey on a weak government when
majority. In the swearing-in chart, the lagna comments from some politicians, like
shows the government while the 6th house “ām chakhoge” (are you ready to taste
shows the enemies and 7th house in general mangoes), were published showing
stands for the opposition which is the check that the only reason for supporting the
and balance. Congress was to make a quick buck.
What was most surprising was that
Many things happen in an election of which none of the political pundits could see
two important factors are (1) general mood this seething anger in the Indian public
of the people as being anti-incumbency already boiling with rage after the
or otherwise or simply neutral and (2) Mumbai 26/11 terror attack. The only
party politics including partnerships. In the thing the people understood was that all
elections of 2009, the Indian public was in these political tie-ups and horse trading
a very angry mood against ‘partners of any only makes the government weak and
kind’, particularly after the Left Bloc (CPI, in the process the security and wealth
CPIM etc) was seen as having blackmailed of India is compromised. We must give
the Congress for many years and then when credit to the brilliant Rahul Gandhi as
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh refused to being the only person who was able to
budge any further, they took the nation to see this and gave the clarion call for the
ransom by trying to topple the government Congress to fight the elections alone
in Delhi. What peeved the public mood even without any minor alliances (only major
further was the manner in which the new state level alliances in a few states).
supporters were also seen as vultures trying A man who can feel the pulse of the
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Chief Minister Andhra [Swearing-in chart -2, 2009] Mahakutami which was nothing but a
congregation of otherwise bitter enemies
of completely divergent political views. Till
yesterday Chandrababu (TDP) was seen
as opposing any further division of Andhra
Pradesh and now he had joined hands with
his bitter opponent Chandrasekhara Rao of
TRS who has just one major objective of
carving his state of Telengana out of Andhra
Pradesh. The Communists (enemies of
Congress during the elections and after - 6th
house), who had lost their locus standii were
able to wriggle their way into this grand union
Vimśottari Daśā [5 Year people deserves to lead them and Rahul
Compressed] and saw a weak TDP to extract maximum
Gandhi will surely make a great leader
Maha Daśā seats for sharing. In all this pandemonium,
Sat: 2008-10-16 - 2009-07-31 for India one day when he becomes the
Merc: 2009-07-31 - 2010-04-13
many TDP leaders who had suddenly lost
Prime Minister.
Ket: 2010-04-13 - 2010-07-31 their local berths to their erstwhile bitter
Ven: 2010-07-31 - 2011-05-30 In the swearing-in chart the 6th lord enemies - TRS and Left Bloc felt that if they
Sun: 2011-05-30 - 2011-09-01
Moon: 2011-09-01 - 2012-01-29 Saturn is placed in the 11th house and did not battle then now, their future in politics
Mars: 2012-01-29 - 2012-05-14 is conjoined bādhakeśa Mars which was doomed. The result was large scale
Rah: 2012-05-14 - 2013-02-12 damages the 6th lord considerably as dissidence. This was even worse with the
Jup: 2013-02-12 - 2013-10-16
Antardaśā in Mercury Daśā Mars will always exalt over Saturn. TRS where the ‘final list’ was finalised nine
2009-07-31 - 2010-04-13 Saturn is also the 7th lord showing that times! The dissidence among the leaders in
Merc: 2009-07-31 - 2009-09-07
the otherwise responsible opposition will the parties reached alarming proportions.
Ket: 2009-09-07 - 2009-09-22
Ven: 2009-09-22 - 2009-11-04 try to array with the enemies. This will be
Sun: 2009-11-04 - 2009-11-17
YSR capitalised on this disarray, particularly
in stark opposite to the Sun who will lead
Moon: 2009-11-17 - 2009-12-08 because Saturn was transiting Leo. The
Mars: 2009-12-08 - 2009-12-22
alone (Sun is always a loner). Truly YSR
opposition tried to unite but Saturn only
Rah: 2009-12-22 - 2010-01-29 led the Congress party alone without
Jup: 2010-01-29 - 2010-03-03 exposed them as being crafty or greedy
major alliances whereas Chandrababu
Sat: 2010-03-03 - 2010-04-13 or simply confused in the eyes of the
Naidu (responsible opposition) was
people. The net result was their rout in the
misled by
elections.
his advisers
to form the Y.S.Rajasekhar Reddy became the Chief
Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the second
time when he was sworn in by Governor
N.D.Tiwari on May 20, 2009 at 6:32 pm
at the stadium in Hyderabad, India (78 E
28’, 17 N 23’). Unlike the previous time
when he had correctly chosen the vāra
of the 10th lord and yogakāraka Venus
(Friday), this time he choose the weekday
of Mercury which is placed in the 6th house
with the 8th lord Sun. This combination in his
natal chart, when weak, is favourable as it

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constitutes the viparīta rājayoga. However by September 2009 at about 9.02 am on
energizing it in choosing the swearing-in to a Wednesday (ruled by Mercury). The
be on Wednesday, he was going to make the journey was started in Virgo Lagna
inimical forces (6th house) and dangers (8th with exalted Mercury in it. What further
house) much stronger. The time chosen for confirmation can Mercury give? And, he
the swearing in was extremely inauspicious was travelling in a direction (south-Mars)
to say the least. If he had consulted any exactly opposite that ruled by the vāreśa
astrologer, we wonder on what basis could Mercury (north). The accident occurred
the vāra of the lord of the 8th house have near Rudravaram.
been chosen for such an important occasion.
May his soul rest in peace.
Furthermore, when vāreśa Mercury as lord
of longevity, was in maraṇa kāraka sthāna
in the 7th house conjoining the 10th lord Sun
(which shows the leader or Chief Minister
being afflicted by the maraṇa yoga). This
sunset yoga2 is most terrible and clearly
threatens the life of YSR as he was going
to be the CM.
Since this is raja abhiśeka, the kāraka of

raja being Sun (agni tattva), the vāreśa is
of utmost importance. Mercury is in a very
cursed state being afflicted by conjunction
with Sun and having the aspect of Saturn
(in Leo - ruled by Sun) and Rāhu.
To add to the woes of this terrible muhurta,

the tithi was kṛṣṇa pakṣa ekādaśī (K11
ruled by Mars). He was born in ekādaśī tithi
showing tithi doṣa at birth and the muhurta
happening on the same tithi when Mars is
involved in Rudra yoga with Moon and Venus
is most undesirable. Jupiter in the 4th house
will be incapable of protecting the native due
to this tithi blemish.
Helicopter Accident
YSR died due to a helicopter crash in a
storm when the chopper was hit by lightening
[Mercury rules natural calamities]. Please
note that in the swearing-in chart Mercury
had chosen to do the misdeed. The helicopter
crash (Mars) and death happened on 2nd
2 swearing in was at sunset which was at 6:42:34 pm and

which is normally prohibited. He should have waited for the
evening or should have chosen the morning if he wanted a
fixed sign.
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The Jyotish News
Astrology and Politics: Pluto a dwarf planet now? Pluto will

Washington’s New Odd remain in Capricorn until 2024 where it will
Couple continue to transform those establishments
and our own lives as well. Which is why this
Virginia Bell in The Huffington Post, 26th October, may be the perfect time to hunker down
2009 with a good astrology book.
I
n 2006 the astronomers demoted “Politics and astrology might at first seem
Pluto to a dwarf planet. Pluto probably strange bedfellow,” Jessica Murray writes
couldn’t care less; like the rest of in her thought provoking book, Soul-Sick
the celebs with one name he knows the Nation, An Astrologer’s View of America
importance of good buzz and a high profile. (MotherSky Press, 2008). But maybe not
Besides, since the planet of death and so strange. These are extraordinary times
rebirth entered no-nonsense Capricorn with unparalleled problems; everybody has
(the sign that rules business, banking, an opinion but no one seems to have the
government, and corporations) in 2008, answers. Why not invite metaphysics into
we’ve seen the collapse of those once the conversation? If we’re going to heal
impenetrable institutions. Who’s calling this country we need to think bigger and
look deeper. Jessica Murray does exactly
that.
At the center of this book is the birth chart

of America -- yes, countries like people
have birth charts. Murray is a superb
astrologer and she masterfully analyzes
the chart of America (born July 4, 1776
in Philadelphia, PA). This country has a
nurturing Cancer sun (we want to take
care of the entire world) with a freedom-
loving Aquarius moon (we’re not exactly as
we appear) and a colorful and optimistic
Sagittarius (the symbol of the cowboy)
ascendant. Both powerful Pluto (which
rules what is hidden and repressed) and
ambitious Saturn (associated with reality
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and responsibility) are prominent in the influence us provides a context in which to
chart and she spends a good deal of make sense of the current global crisis and
the book dissecting those heavy weight even find a deeper meaning in it. In these
planets and their contribution to America’s uncertain times that is no small thing.
character and destiny.
Surya Shasthi Puja - The
The most riveting part of the book is her Worship of Sun God
analysis of the WTC bombings on 9/11
which took place at a time when Saturn Anand Sagar Pathak in Sify Astrology
(in Gemini, the sign of the twins) and “Surya Shasthi Puja” (also known as
Pluto (in Sagittarius, the foreigner) were Chhath) comes after “Deepavali” on “Kartik
facing off in the sky. Looking at this event Shukla Paksha Shasthi” which coincides
as well as the chart of George W. Bush, with October- November. “Chhath Puja”
the Bush administration and the war in will be performed on 24 th October 2009
Iraq all through the lens of astrology adds (in the current year). “Chhath” is celebrated
new layers of meaning. She also discusses twice in a year “Kartik Chhath” is more
the upcoming transits (planetary triggers) important because fasting is easy in this
that are ahead of us. 2010 and 2011 are month. The second occasion comes in the
watershed years as there will be a series summer season in March- April which is
of extraordinary planetary patterns. Like called “Chaiti Chhath”. Waterless fasting
the Chinese symbol for crisis, composed is difficult in the summer season.
of two words, danger and opportunity, this
period can be a real turning point. Will we Sun, in Hindu religion, is visualized as a
repeat an old pattern or transform it? deity who transits from east to west in his
chariot pulled by seven white horses. The
To her credit she doesn’t simply diagnose horses are the symbols of the seven days
the problem; she shows us how to move of the week. Some world
forward. The last part of the book is famous temples were also
inspiring and genuinely hopeful as she constructed in honor of the
lays out a strategy for healing both as Sun God. One such temple
individuals and as a nation. Saturn and is the Sun temple at Konark
Pluto, those two cohorts, who figure so near Bhubaneshwar in Orissa
strongly in America’s chart and in the which was constructed by
unprecedented events of the past decade King Narasimhadeva in the
take on the role of compassionate yet stern 13 th Century A.D.
teachers who have the potential to restore
this country’s dignity. It has been established by
scientific research that all life
Even if you are not a fan of astrology in the biosphere and all the
you can’t easily dismiss Ms. Murray; activities in the ecosystem
her book is well researched and well of the earth are driven by
written; she is politically astute, and deeply solar energy. Therefore, the
passionate about America. Her book may Sun is the real driver of the
not have all the answers but it does ask automatically operating life-
the right questions, and points us in the support-system. This reality
right direction. Ultimately, understanding was realized by the rishis
the cycles of the planets and how they
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and saints of ancient India on the electoral votes of migrant workers.
and they devised method These practices have popularized “Chhath
of offering respect to the Puja” in the country.
“Surya Dev” (Sun God)
Millions of such migrant workers make
on the occasion of “Surya
an annual journey back to their native
Shasthi Puja”.
place for “Chhath”. It is really hard to get
“Chhath” is the leading railway reservation during this period. The
puja of the “Middle Ganga government runs many special trains for
Plains” in India . The main commutation for about one month covering
states are Eastern Uttar the three consecutive festivals of “Durga
Pradesh and Bihar . It has Puja”, “Deepavali” and “Chhath”.
also spread to Jharkhand
The Puja System
and adjoining Chattishgarh
and Madhya Pradesh. The This “Puja” can be performed only by
Ganga plain is one of the married women and widows. Unmarried
densely populated parts girls are not allowed. Men also observe
of the country and rural this “Vrata” (Puja). The rituals extend for
workers have migrated four days.
to metro cities in search of jobs. The
On the “Kartik Chaturthi day” the whole
proportion of such migrant workers is
house is washed and cleaned and a
very high in Delhi , Mumbai, Chennai and
regular meal is cooked with utmost purity
Kolkata. The migrant workers either go
and care which is called “Nahana- Khana” (
to their native place for “Chhath Puja” or
Bath and Meal). Lauki (Bottle Gourd) is the
observe it at their place of work.
most important vegetable which has to be
When people celebrate “Chhath Puja” in compulsorily cooked on this day. “Chhath”
Delhi and Mumbai, it becomes an important songs in Bhojpuri, Maithili and Maghi (local
occasion for political leaders to come dialects of Bihar ) keep reverberating in the
forward for organizing and managing the air throughout the four-days-long rituals.
affairs of the celebration keeping an eye
On the “Panchami day”, in the evening
“Kheer” is prepared with the combination of
rice, milk and gur (jaggery). The “Parbaitin”
(women fasting and performing puja) keep
waterless fasting for the whole day on the
“Panchami” and take only “Kheer” after
sunset. This single meal of “Kheer” is
called “Kharna”
The “Shasthi” is also a day of waterless

fasting which may continue for about 36
hours. The “Prasad” (offering) is prepared
on the Shasthi day which includes “Thekua”
(Khajoor) - a recipe made from wheat flour,
gur and pure ghee. All seasonal fruits, dry
fruits, coconuts etc are required. “Sup”
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(household item made from bamboo for
winnowing) is necessary for offering all the
preparations to the Sun God.
The people go to the river side or near a

pond or any other water body or by the
side of a well to offer “Arghya” (offering of
milk and water) to the “Surya Dev”. The
first “Arghya” is offered on the “Shasthi
day” in the evening to the setting Sun
and the second “Arghya” is offered on the
“Saptami day” to the rising Sun. With the
second “Arghya” the four day long “Puja”
comes to a close and the “Parbaitin” break
their fast.
The festival is a big equalizer. The families

of the weakest sections of the society also
perform this “Puja”. Priests are not required
for directing rituals. This becomes a 100% Sun is the ruling planet or lords of good
family affair in which there may be one houses in the horoscope. Being the only
or two “Parbaitins” but a large number of visible God, the worship of Sun is easy. It
helpers. The do’s and don’t of this “Puja” is recommended for health and prosperity
are very strict and all possible steps are by Vedic Astrologers.
taken to keep the sanctity and holiness
while preparing “prasad” and offering
Is Your Star Shining?
“Arghya”. The general belief is that the The Times of India, 26th October, 2009
“Chhath Puja” conducted with purity and
reverence brings prosperity and good How does the position of a star determine
health to the family. your life? What is the influence of stars
on your health? These were some of the
The mythological roots of this “Puja” can issues discussed at a seminar on astrology
be traced to the Mahabhartha period on Sunday.
when “Kunti” and “Karna” performed such
worships by offering “Arghya” to the Sun. The event was conducted by Raman and
There is mention of Sun worship in Vedas Rajeswari Research Foundation at the
also. Karnataka Secretariat Club. Astrologers
spoke on various issues, medical astrology
As per tenets of Vedic astrology, Sun is being a prime attraction.
the ruler of all the planets. It represents
soul, health, general prosperity, father etc. Dr S Krishna Kumar told the audience
Anyone with weak Sun is advised worship about the 12 signs and 24 nakshatras, and
of this astrological planet. The simplest the related diseases that affect parts of
way to do so is to worship the God on the body. The talk analyzed the diseases,
the “Surya Shasthi Day”. This worship will and their conventional and unconventional
also enhance the strength of the Sun in remedies. The latest trend of Vedantic
the horoscope of those people for whom meditation explained by Shirdi Nath

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was another head-turner at the seminar. A few weeks ago, after the assembly
Talks on research in the field were also elections were announced, ANS -- which
organized. believes that astrology has no scientific
basis -- had invited the astrologers to
“Astrology is not just about predicting
foretell results of the polls by looking at
events. It is a beam of light that helps
the horoscopes of candidates and political
take the right step for a successful life.
parties.
It is something that leads from illusion
to reality. Programmes like this are an Contestants were expected to choose any
attempt to revive the Vedic culture,” 10 candidates, obtain their horoscopes,
said Niranjan Babu, chief editor, The and predict how they would fare.
Astrological Magazine.
“We got some 50 replies. The astrologers
ANS, Astrologers Stake have failed 101 per cent -- anyone can
Counterclaim come and go through the file at our office,”
said Dr Narendra Dabholkar of ANS.
Sakaal Times, 24th October, 2009 “We had made it clear that participating
astrologers must also explain how they
Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan
arrive at the predictions - must not be a
Samiti (ANS) and astrologers have made
mere guesswork. But almost nobody could
contrary claims about the accuracy of
give us reasoning behind the predictions,”
astrology in predicting assembly poll he said.
outcome.
Besides, predictions themselves were
While the ANS has said that the astrologers proved to be way off-the-mark, he added.
who took up the challenge of the ANS to “We believe that astrologers are nothing
predict the poll verdict have failed through but sellers of dream. Belief in astrology
and through, astrologers have said that leads to fatalism. That is why we want to
the election results were as per their expose them,” said Dr Dabholkar.
predictions.
The ANS, which has over 100 branches
in the state, had also announced prize
of Rs 21 lakh for the right prediction, but
astrologers in the state have failed to earn
it. Dabholkar said that very soon ANS was
planning to give another “test” to those who
believe in astrology.
“We would give them some horoscopes,

without revealing the person’s identity.
They will have to find out about each
person’s marital status, financial condition,
etc,” he said.
Siddheshwar Maratkar of Pune-based

Jyotish Vidya Prasarak Mandal, however,
claimed that many astrologers had
scientifically predicted about poll victory
of the Congress-NCP front.

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In a statement, Maratkar said that with Others who are willing to wager a guess,
the study of horoscopes of parties and like Sharad Joshi who teaches astrology
their leaders, it was possible to predict at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, prefer to stick
poll outcome. The study helped to predict with the exit polls. Joshi is confident that
that the Congress-NCP front had better the Congress-NCP will make the grade and
poll prospects as compared to the saffron Ashok Chavan will remain CM, but for some
alliance, the statement said. (With PTI reason, he may not complete his term.
inputs) Likewise Pune astrologer Siddheshwar
Maratkar makes do with Chavan’s date
Seers Stick By Poll Pundits of birth, October 28, 1958, to vouch that
the CM will return to his seat. Maratkar
The Times of India, 22nd October, 2009
double checks his predictions with the
Off the vicious campaign trail, politicians party’s date of birth as well, and for this
cutting across party lines share a strange reason, the nine-year-old NCP also earns
bonhomie and exchange tips about the his confidence. As for the party that is
best seamsters, takeouts - and astrologers. the buzz this election, the Maharashtra
Now, more than the Lok Sabha elections, Navnirman Sena, Maratkar sticks his neck
the local breed of semi-professional out by defying the belief that the MNS will
soothsayers is fielding questions about lend outside support to the Congress-NCP.
neophytes and rebels. “That will not happen,’’ he claims.
Observers say that Balasaheb Thackeray, A brief conversation with MNS spokesperson
Sharad Pawar and Manohar Joshi all Shirish Parkar would have helped him. “We
consult Dadar-based astrologer Vasudha will play an important role in government
Wagh, although each of the parties involved formation,’’ Parkar said to TOI Wednesday
shrugs off the suggestion. Interestingly, evening. “By the way, each astrologer is
Wagh was out of town, having returned granting us a varying number of seats in
home precariously close to counting day. the assembly.’’
However, she declines to speculate on
whose stars are more favourably aligned In the countdown to the big day, each party
this season. is closely studying a combination of exit
polls and individual horoscopes to arrive
This year pop astrologer Bejan Daruwalla, at its own prospect chart. “We are looking
more sought after by the media rather than at 60-65 seats,’’ says Sharad Pawar’s
serious political contenders, is off-colour. “I personal assistant T N Dhuwali.
follow my heart when I make predictions.
And my heart is not in the assembly Ignoring the Rahu (dragon’s head) and
elections,’’ he says. `Rashichakra’ veteran Ketu (dragon’s tail), namely the Congress-
Sharad Upadhye gingerly says he would NCP alliance and the MNS, that squeeze
wish to see individual horoscopes of VIP its prospects, the Sena bravely places its
politicians before appearing to favour a faith in “anti-incumbency’’. “You don’t need
particular alignment. “Predictions can go an astrologer to tell you that people are
horribly wrong otherwise,’’ he laughs, fed up with price rise, loadshedding, water
sensibly safeguarding his reputation. “In shortage, and most of all, security,’’ says
fact, most astrologers are simply taking a party secretary Anil Desai.mes of India,
shot in the dark.’’ 22nd October, 2009.

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Astro Hocus Pocus Will numerologist and astrologer from Mumbai,
Remain, Says Chief Minister “Sushil Shinde may be a surprise winner
Ashok Chavan today, but Chavan’s stars are still more
favourable.”
Mid-Day, 22nd October, 2009
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray
The results of the Assembly elections are is also in the fray. “Uddhav is the third
out! At least, for the astrologers who made contender for the CM’s post, according to
their predictions a day before the EVMs his stars,” added Baarot.
began their counting today.
Far ahead
Nanda Kishore Jakadar, an astrologer from
Bhandarkar Road, said, “Congress will win For most astrologers, Chavan is the most
by 72 to 74 seats. Shiv Sena will follow probable winner. Astrologer Suniiel Nayak
by 68 to 70 seats and the MNS will be from Mumbai, said, “There is a possibility
at the end with 12 seats. Ciy’s Congress of a hung assembly, which will be an
candidates Girish Bapat, Ramesh Bhagwa advantage for Gadkari, if the Shiv Sena
and Sachin Toure will win by marginal comes to power. Chavan is, however,
votes and Ashok Chavan will be CM leading the race.”
again.”
NASA Mission to Study
Clear winner Moon’s Fragile Atmosphere
Venkatesh Vanraj Wakede Shashtri, Science @NASA, 23rd October, 2009
an astrologer from Pune, said no other
Oct. 23, 2009: Right now, the Moon is
party could compete with the Congress,
a ghost town. Nothing stirs. Here and
which does not need any support from
there, an abandoned Apollo rover — or
other parties. “Sharad Pawar and Suresh
the dusty base of a lunar lander — linger
Kalmadi will work wonders together. Vijay
as silent testimony to past human activity.
Singh Mohite Patil and Harsh Vardhan
But these days, only occasional asteroid
Patil have big chancing of being CM,” he
impacts disrupt the decades-long spell of
said.
profound stillness.
Accordingly to astrologer R D Pala from
And this stillness presents scientists with
Mumbai, the stable stars of current
an important opportunity.
Maharastra CM Ashok Chavan may
support him to retain the chair. Currently, the Moon’s tenuous atmosphere
is relatively undisturbed. But that won’t be
“Among all other candidates, including
true for long. NASA is planning to return
NCP’s Chhagan Bhujbal, Congress’s
people to the Moon, and human activity
Narayan Rane and BJP’s Nitin Gadkari
will kick up dust, expel rocket exhaust, and
and Congress’s Shushil Kumar Shinde,
release other gaseous emissions into the
Chavan by the virtue of his stars is close
lunar atmosphere. Because the atmosphere
to his high command and remains the first
is so thin, these disturbances could quickly
choice for the post.”
swamp its natural composition.
Favourable stars
Right: “Lunar Ghost Town.” The landing
On the other hand, Tina Baarot, site of Apollo 15.

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If scientists are ever to know the lunar the Moon’s exosphere mostly falls to the
atmosphere in a relatively natural state, ground. (Just imagine if our atmosphere
now is the time to look. So researchers fell to the ground at night!) When sunlight
are building a probe called the Lunar returns, the solar wind kicks up new
Atmosphere and Dust Environment particles to replenish the exosphere.
Explorer (LADEE) that will orbit the Moon
Also, intense ultraviolet sunlight kicks
and measure its wispy atmosphere better
electrons off particles in the lunar soil,
than ever before.
giving those particles an electric charge
“It’s important that we understand it in that can cause them to levitate. Ambient
its pristine state before there’s much electric fields lift these charged dust
perturbation,” says Anthony Colaprete of particles as high as kilometers above the
NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett surface, forming an important part of the
Field, California. “It’s such a fragile system. exosphere.
It’s possible that it will be hard to study
Lunar astronauts will have to live and work
once humans are once more living and
in this bizarre environment, so scientists
working on the Moon.”
want a better picture of the exosphere and
Thinner than thin its odd behaviors. Levitating dust can get
into equipment, spacesuits, and computers,
Right about now, you might be thinking
causing damage and shortening the
to yourself: “Hold on a second. I thought
hardware’s useful life. In fact, moondust
the Moon doesn’t have an atmosphere!”
wrecked havoc with the Apollo spacesuits,
And you would be almost correct. The
which were nearly threadbare by the time
Moon’s “atmosphere” is so tenuous that
they returned to Earth. Knowing how much
it’s technically considered an exosphere,
dust is floating around in the exosphere
not an atmosphere.
and how it behaves will help engineers
“It’s not anything like an atmosphere design next-generation lunar hardware.
we would think of,” Colaprete says. For
After it launches in 2012, LADEE’s
example, a cubic centimeter of Earth’s
atmosphere at sea level contains about
100 billion billion molecules. That same
volume of the Moon’s exosphere contains
only about 100 molecules.
In fact, that’s so thin that molecules in

the lunar exosphere almost never collide
with each other. Rather than constantly
ricocheting off each other to create a
cohesive, swarming mass of molecules as
happens in Earth’s atmosphere, molecules
in the lunar exosphere fly unimpeded, like
microscopic cannon balls following curved,
ballistic trajectories.
And the weirdness of the exosphere

doesn’t stop there. During the lunar night,

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interest to future human habitants: How
could the Moon have frozen reserves of
water?
Right: This animation shows how individual

molecules may move near the surface of
the Moon to form an exosphere.
Evidence suggests that the Moon might

harbor stores of ice in deep, dark polar
craters. On the lunar surface, fierce
sunlight would quickly sublimate any
ice and the vapors would drift off into
space. But a deep dark crater, combining
unimaginable cold with an absence of
sunlight, could provide a safe-haven for
frozen water.
spectrometers and dust detectors will A popular idea is that icy comets brought
measure the concentrations of 18 different water to the Moon in a series of ancient
chemicals in the exosphere, including impacts. But there’s a problem: Even
methane and water vapor. These sensors if a comet landed in one of those dark
will document how those chemicals vary, polar craters by sheer luck, the heat of
both from place to place and over time. impact would evaporate most of the ice.
So how could significant amounts of ice
Beyond the inherent scientific value of accumulate?
understanding the chemical makeup of
The Moon’s exosphere could help.
the Moon’s exosphere, knowing how
chemicals move within the exosphere Suppose a comet hits the Moon and
could help answer a question of keen leaves some H2O molecules on the
exposed surface. That water could survive
by, essentially, leaping to safety. Water
molecules could “jump” across the lunar
surface by escaping into the exosphere
and later be recaptured by the surface
as the exosphere breathes in and out.
Individual water molecules could move
around in this way until they land in one
of the dark polar craters, where they would
accumulate as solid ice.
Data from LADEE should show whether

this “jumping” process works in a way that
could explain how cometary ice could have
found its way into those craters. “We can
estimate the likelihood that the water on
the Moon is cometary in origin,” Colaprete
says.
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Siddhaḥ
Sanjay Rath
Sūtra 1.1.35 ent variables besides the graha daśā

like daśā based on sounds;
होरदयः सिद्धः 5. Nakṣatra and their various symbols
horadayaḥ siddhaḥ including guṇa, gaṇa, devatā, shapes
etc;
Translation 6. Results of lordships of houses, calcu-

lation of bhavas etc;
Horā should be learnt from the established
(siddha) śāstra. 7. Dṛṣṭi chakra, Sudarshana chakra and
all chakras;
Commentary
8. Aṣṭakavarga method
The established horā śāstra is Bṛhat Parāśara
9. Transits of every kind including varga
Horā śāstra and the works of the eighteen
gocara;
seers of Jyotiṣa should be studied thoroughly.
We list the important parts of horā śāstra 10. Pañcāṅga
which should be studied and fully understood
in order to appreciate the complete depth of Drekkāṇa
this Upadeśa of Śrī Guru Maharṣi Jaimini.
The construction of varga (divisional)
1. Graha and Upagraha: nature of the planets, chart has been taught in standard
their guṇa, symbols, significations, astro- classic texts like Bṛhat Parāśara Horā
nomical notes and meanings, relationships
and yogas;
Figure : 1 Drekkāṇa Types
2. Special ascendants including Bhāva Ghaṭikā
and Horā Lagna; Āruḍha, Varṇadā and
Prāṇa pada; Vighāṭikā Lagna and other
special points and ascendants
3. Divisional charts including Parāśara sixteen

divisions, Nāḍiāṁśa (D-300), nava-navāṁśa
(D-81), nava-dvādaśāṁśa or aṣṭottarāṁśa
(D-108), dvādaśa-dvādaśāṁśa (D-144);
Special ways to calculate the various ad-
ditional special divisional charts like the
drekkāṇa, navāṁśa, horā, triṁśāṁśa etc.
4. Various types of daśā – Phalita and ayur

daśā; nakṣatra and rāśi daśā; Daśā of differ-

Siddhaḥ ॐ
Śāstra. Most astrologers use three charts • The Parāśara drekkāṇa looks into
namely the Rāśi (D1), Navāṁśa (D9) siblings [Nomenclature –D-3 chart)
and Drekkāṇa (D3) charts even though
• Somanātha drekkāṇa examines ojas and
Parāśara has taught sixteen divisional
sexuality; [Nomenclature –D-3S chart]
charts that constitute the nāḍiāṁśa.
In this lesson, we examine additional • Jagannātha drekkāṇa shows the karma
methods of construction and use of phala or fruits of karma and is also
divisional charts. The list given here is used in the Nāḍi (nāḍiāṁśa) system;
not complete in itself, but does cover [Nomenclature –D-3J chart]
most of the spcial constructions.
• Parivṛttitrāya drekkāṇa is used for
Why do we need more division charts rājayoga, upadeśa etc. [Nomenclature
of the same type? The third house, for –D-3P chart]
example, looks into various matters
including siblings, sexuality and ojas that Parāśara, Somanātha,
give the enterprise and drive in a person, Jagannātha and Parivṛttitrāya
the karma symbolized by the hands and Drekkāṇa
various others. A varga chart does not
cover everything symbolized by a house Horā
but covers at least one important subject. Just as we have a number of matters
It is natural then to have more than one governed by the third house, and accordingly
varga (divisional) chart to see the various a number of drekkāṇa charts, similarly there
matters of the bhāva. are a few types of horā charts as well. The
The drekkāṇa or D3 chart looks into most important governance of the second
the various matters concerning the third house is sustenance as this is the house
house, where D implies ‘Division’ and of Hari (Viṣṇu), from which food is eaten to
‘3’ implies the house it magnifies. There sustain ourselves (the nativity of the chart).
are at least four types of drekkāṇa - D3 Other important governances are wealth,
charts. speech, family (including family deity), face
etc. We study at least two important Horā
charts – the Parāśara horā for food and
Table 1 Parāśara Drekkāṇa
Sign 1st Drekkāṇa 0° - 10° 2nd Drekkāṇa 10° - 20° 3rd Drekkāṇa 20° - 30°
1. Aries 1. Aries 5. Leo 9. Sagittarius
2. Taurus 2. Taurus 6. Virgo 10. Capricorn
3. Gemini 3. Gemini 7. Libra 11. Aquarius
4. Cancer 4. Cancer 8. Scorpio 12. Pisces
5. Leo 5. Leo 9. Sagittarius 1. Aries
6. Virgo 6. Virgo 10. Capricorn 2. Taurus
7. Libra 7. Libra 11. Aquarius 3. Gemini
8. Scorpio 8. Scorpio 12. Pisces 4. Cancer
9. Sagittarius 9. Sagittarius 1. Aries 5. Leo
10. Capricorn 10. Capricorn 2. Taurus 6. Virgo
11. Aquarius 11. Aquarius 3. Gemini 7. Libra
12. Pisces 12. Pisces 4. Cancer 8. Scorpio

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Table 2: Somanātha Drekkāṇa
1. Aries 1. Aries 2. Taurus 3. Gemini
2. Taurus 12. Pisces 11. Aquarius 10. Capricorn
3. Gemini 4. Cancer 5. Leo 6. Virgo
4. Cancer 9. Sagittarius 8. Scorpio 7. Libra
5. Leo 7. Libra 8.Scorpio 9. Sagittarius
6. Virgo 6. Virgo 5. Leo 4. Cancer
7. Libra 10. Capricorn 11. Aquarius 12. Pisces
8. Scorpio 3. Gemini 2. Taurus 1. Aries
9. Sagittarius 1. Aries 2. Taurus 3. Gemini
10. Capricorn 12. Pisces 11. Aquarius 10. Capricorn
11. Aquarius 4. Cancer 5. Leo 6. Virgo
12. Pisces 9. Sagittarius 8. Scorpio 7. Libra
Table 3: Jagannātha Drekkāṇa
Sign 1st Drekkāṇa 2nd Drekkāṇa 3rd Drekkāṇa

0° - 10° 10° - 20° 20° - 30°
Aries, Leo or Sagittarius Aries Leo Sagittarius
Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces Cancer Scorpio Pisces
Libra, Aquarius or Gemini Libra Aquarius Gemini
Capricorn, Taurus or Virgo Capricorn Taurus Virgo
Table 4: Parivṛttitrāya Drekkāṇa
1. Aries 1. Aries 2. Taurus 3. Gemini
2. Taurus 4. Cancer 5. Leo 6. Virgo
3. Gemini 7. Libra 8. Scorpio 9. Sagittarius
4. Cancer 10. Capricorn 11. Aquarius 12. Pisces
5. Leo 1. Aries 2. Taurus 3. Gemini
6. Virgo 4. Cancer 5. Leo 6. Virgo
7. Libra 7. Libra 8. Scorpio 9. Sagittarius
8. Scorpio 10. Capricorn 11. Aquarius 12. Pisces
9. Sagittarius 1. Aries 2. Taurus 3. Gemini
10. Capricorn 4. Cancer 5. Leo 6. Virgo
11. Aquarius 7. Libra 8. Scorpio 9. Sagittarius
12. Pisces 10. Capricorn 11. Aquarius 12. Pisces

Siddhaḥ ॐ
Table 5: Parāśara Horā
Sign 1st Horā 0° - 15° 2nd Horā 15° - 30°

Odd signs Sun, Leo Moon, Cancer
Even signs Moon, Cancer Sun, Leo
sustenance [nomenclature D-2 chart] are in Cancer Horā, then the particular
and the Kaśinātha Horā for wealth availability is low and can cause production
[nomenclature D-2K chart]. However, problems. Even in viṁśopāka strength
tables are provided for the following calculations, the placement of Jupiter, Mars
Horā chart calculations: or Sun in Cancer Horā does not contribute
• Parāśara Horā [trines] to their strength. These three planets are
also called ‘day strong’ (Leo) planets. Moon,
• Parivṛttidvāya Horā
Venus and Saturn are strong in the Moon’s
[zodiacal] Horā (Cancer) while they are weak in the
• Maṇḍuka horā [first – third Sun’s Horā (Leo). These three planets rule
houses] the three methods of ‘demand generation’.
• Jagannātha Horā [first – Moon Horā – Cancer: There is a very strong
seventh houses,
day-night line] demand for any product or commodity if
people love it (Moon) or if they are well aware
• Kāśinātha Horā [same lord of its benefits (Venus) or if the product is in
basis, day-night line] short supply (Saturn). These three factors
forms the fundamental basis of marketing
Parāśara Horā:
where the peoples choice of colour, taste,
Sustenance
odour and everything else associated with
Parāśara Horā deals with the sense organs (Moon controls the senses)
sustenance and is a function in looked into. Venus is the advertisement
of demand and supply. The side of marketing and being the asura guru
Moon shows the demand for any he is always speaking of the benefits of
commodity as it rules the manas the various material products. Saturn is the
(mind) while the Sun shows the time factor which can cause products to get
supply of the same. outdated and lose demand or can create a
strong ‘false’ demand by short supply. These
Sun Horā – Leo: Jupiter, Mars and
three planets Moon, Venus, and Saturn are
the Sun are strong in the Sun’s Horā
also called ‘night strong’ planets for Horā
(Leo) while they are weak in Cancer
purposes.
(Moon’s Horā). Even though Jupiter gets
exalted in Cancer, in the Parāśara Horā Always strong Mercury: Mercury is different
chart it is considered weak if placed in from both these groups and in the trader
it. These three planets ruled the three who is strong in both Leo (Sun’s Horā)
vital resources of production – Jupiter and Cancer (Moon’s Horā). He is the one
shows ‘Men’, Mars shows ‘Material’ and who picks up the product or commodity
Sun shows ‘Money’. If all three planets from the producers (Leo) and gives it to
are in Leo Horā then there is abundant the retailer (Cancer) or people. Mercury is
availability of Men, Money and Material strong in both Leo and Cancer Horā, and
for production. If either of these planets is especially strong at the junction between
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horās. Mercury is changeable by nature and weak. Ketu is like an army getting
tends to favour those he is influenced by. into business and being headless, is
If Mercury is in the Sun’s Horā he tends the master of automation. Production
to favour the producer/supplier and will shoots up and production carts decline
encourage very good production and quality causing the currency to become more
thereby becoming a ‘bearish trader’. Instead valuable. In simpler words, the dollar
if Mercury is in Cancer Horā he will favour can buy more and the Sun (both
the demand side and ensures higher demand currency and government) become
for available commodity/product thereby strong.
becoming a ‘bullish trader’. In stock markets
Lagna just shows what a person
one can see trends when Mercury transits the
favours – If the lagna is in Sun’s
horās of Sun and Moon making the bear’s
Horā the person favours production
and bull’s, respectively stronger.
while in Moon’s Horā, he favours
The Nodes: Rāhu and Ketu are strong in demand. ‘The buyer is always right’ is
Moon’s Horā (Cancer) and Sun’s Horā (Leo) a typical statement of a good marketing
respectively. They tend to create extreme executive with lagna in Moon’s horā
situation of demand and supply. Rāhu can and the Moon also in Cancer horā.
create very acute stronger and inflation can
surge making the money (Sun) worthless. Sub-divisions of a Horā
This is the real effect of a solar eclipse as Parāśara advises that the Horā should
Rāhu causes demand to outstrip supply and be divided into 3 parts (of 5° each to
the currency (and indirectly government that understand the potential strength of
issued the currency) become worthless; and the planets). The illustration he cites
Figure 2: Horā Strength of Sun

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Mo Ra Ke Ve Mo Ra Ke
Ma Ma Ve
4 4
5 5
Ju Ju Me
Sa Su Me Sa Su
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Figure 3: Parāśara Horā Author
is of the Sun itself in its own Horā reduces to 25% (I.e. at 22° 30’ of odd signs
(svahorā). and 7° 30’ of even signs). At the end of the
Moon’s Horā its strength is nil (zero) (i.e. at
“When the Sun is in the beginning of its
15° of even sign and 30° of odd sign).
horā its fruits (yield or strength) is at its
peak, middling in the middle and lowest If we draw a graph to show the fluctuations in
at the end of a horā.” money flow for production (supply/creation),
we find a sharp upswing at the middle
The Sun rules the first horā (0°-15°) of
of even signs and end of odd signs. The
odd signs and second horā (15°-30°) of
example given by Parāśara showing the
even signs. Its strength (money power)
Sun’s strength is an indicator of money
is the highest 100% in the beginning
flow. The initial peak at the beginning of odd
(0° of odd signs and 15° of even signs).
signs is the capital available which goes into
As the seen moves further, its strength
production. The second peak is actually the
diminishes to 75% in the middle of the
Moon’s money i.e. money which has been
Sun’s horā (7°30’ of odd signs and
made available from the demand side by
22°30’ of even signs). When the Sun is
way of loans, working capital etc. to ensure
at the end of its horā, its strengths is the
continuing of production as the goods go to
least i.e. when at 15° of signs or 30° of
the market. The third peak at 15° of even sign
even sign, its strength reaches 50% of
is again the Sun’s money which is realised
its vimsopāka value for horā.
after sales are completed.
When the Sun is in Moon’s horā its
The example given for the Sun does not
strengths reduces even further. When
exactly apply to the remaining planets and
the Sun is at the beginning of Moon’s
the production/supply side of Men (Jupiter)
horā its strength is 50% (i.e. at 15° of
and Material (Mars) is different. Similarly
odd signs and 0° of even sings). In the
the demand side strength of Moon, Venus
middle of the Moon’s Horā its strength
and Saturn also vary over the Horās of the
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Moon and Sun in the three-fold manner. The Table 6: Parivṛttidvāya horā
strength of the nodes is reversed from the end No. Sign
g 0º - 15º 15º - 30º
of the sign. Parāśara goes on the say that 1 Aries A Aries B Taurus
the vimsopāka strength (whether ṣaḍvarga, 2 Taurus B Gemini A Cancer
saptavarga, daśavarga or soḍaṣavarga) 3 Gemini A Leo B Virgo
4 Cancer B Libra A Scorpio
is to be determined in this mannger. He
5 Leo A Sagittarius B Capricorn
has explicitly stated the ‘three-fold strength 6 Virgo B Aquarius A Pisces
measurement for drekkāṇa, navāṁśa and 7 Libra A Aries B Taurus
other divisional charts. Suffice is to say 8 Scorpio B Gemini A Cancer
9 Sagittarius A Leo B Virgo
that the computer programs and calculators
10 Capricorn B Libra A Scorpio
available should be upgraded to do this 11 Aquarius A Sagittarius B Capricorn
detailed calculation if the strength of planets 12 Pisces B Aquarius A Pisces
in the various division (aspects of life) are to
resources of money supply for meeting
be used effectively.
his personal needs as this is his birth
We give an illustration to show the use of chart.
the Sun’s position (Horā) to determine the
money supply it may be noted that the same Parivṛttidvāya Horā: Māraka
cannot be literally applied to other planets (Apamṛtyu)
as their calculation are slightly different. In a The effect of Saturn is to follow the
horoscope (Chart 77), Sun is at 21° 4’ Cancer. zodiac blindly as this is created by the
Cancer is an even sign and the Sun’s Horā Sun and Yama is the son of Sūrya,
extends from 15° to 30°. Therefore the Sun the Sun god. Yama the god of death
is in its own Horā. symbolises this nature of Saturn to
The viṁśopāka proportion for the Horā chart follow the elders blindly with the hope
is at 2 points for ṣaḍvarga (6 divisions), 2 that one day they will achieve the
points for saptavarga (7 divisions), 1.5 points same perfection, the same light and
for daśavarga and 1 point for ṣoḍaṣavarga. shine. Whether it is the Parivṛttitrāya
Since we are studying horoscopy in this drekkāṇa or the Parivṛttidvāya horā,
illustration, we use ‘1 point’ as the maximum parivritti simply means going around the
or 100% strength of the Sun. zodiac as people circumbulate around
a temple or holy shrine to be forgiven
Sun at 15° Cancer = 100% = 1 Point
of sins (Saturn). The word used for the
Sun at 30° Cancer = 50% = 0.5 Point spiritual circumbulation is pari-krama
and is close to the word parā-krama.
Therefore Sun at = {[(21°04’ - 15°) “
Dvāya means twice and traya means
21° 4’ Cancer (30° - 15°)] x (1 – 0.5)}
thrice – thus Pari-vṛtti-dvāya means to
+ 0.5
circumbulate twice while Pari-vṛtti-trāya
= {[6°4’ ÷ 15°] x 0.5} + 0.5
means to circumbulate thrice.
= {0.4044 x 0.5} + 0.5
= 0.2022 +0.5
= 0.7022 Points
APPLICATION
In the Parivṛttidvāya horā (PD Horā)
This strength of the Sun does not simply
chart of Rajiv Gandhi, the lagna is
mean tons of money. It just shows the extent
Sagittarius and the lagna lord Jupiter
to which the person will have to get his own
is placed therein. Sagittarius is both
Siddhaḥ ॐ
Chart 1: Rajiv Gandhi PD Horā for the same. It is evident that this horā
chart is based on the principle of Saturn
as explained earlier and its use for timing
the māraka (death) period using Viṁśottarī
daśā is exceptionally accurate. The principle
used is the standard rules to check the
second and seventh house from lagna for
death in old age, especially if the Moon
associates with the eighth house. In the
case of apamṛtyu (premature death) like
assassination, accident at young age etc,
the second and seventh houses from pāka
lagna (sign occupied by lagna lord) has been
found to be very accurate.
In the Parivṛttidvāya horā chart of Sanjay

Chart 2: Sanjay Gandhi PD Horā
Gandhi, the lagna Libra is unoccupied and its
lord Venus is in Taurus. Taurus is the Pāka
Lagna and we need to examine the māraka
houses from this sign to determine apamṛtyu
- premature death. The second house Gemini
is occupied by Mercury and is aspected by
the Moon. The Moon in Sagittarius is also in
the eighth house from the pāka lagna.
Sanjay Gandhi died in an air crash when

private aerobatic biplane has an accident as
he tried to make a loop on 23 June 1980.
The Viṁśottarī daśā was Moon daśā Mercury
antardaśā Saturn pratyantar daśā. Moon and
lagna and pāka lagna. The second Mercury associate with the second house
house is Capricorn with seventh lord and Saturn is placed in the seventh house
Mercury in it afflicted by the lords of from Pāka Lagna in the PD Horā chart.
the sixth and eighth house Venus and
In transit Moon was in Libra in the PD Horā
Moon. The nodes are in Libra in eleventh
Lagna on the date of death. Once again we
house owned by Venus. Rajiv Gandhi
see the accuracy with which the PD Horā can
was assassinated on 21 May 1991 in
be used to time apamṛtyu with the Viṁśottarī
the Viṁśottarī daśā of Rāhu, Mercury
daśā and Moon transit.
antardaśā Rāhu pratyantar daśā.
In the Parivṛttidvāya horā chart of Indira
In transit, Rāhu was in Sagittarius which
Gandhi, the lagna Scorpio is occupied by
is the pāka lagna. The Moon transit was
Saturn and its lord Mars is in Capricorn.
in Leo in trine to Lagna in PD horā.
Capricorn is the Pāka Lagna and we need to
Although some astrologers advocate examine the māraka houses from this sign to
the use of the Parivṛtti dvāya horā for determine apamṛtyu - premature death. The
rājayoga, we do not know the reason second house Aquarius is unoccupied but
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aspected by the nodes from Leo and Saturn Chart 3: Indira Gandhi PD Horā
and Rāhu are the lords of Aquarius. The
seventh house from Pāka Lagna is Cancer
and it is also unoccupied.
Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her

confidential security personnel on 31 October
1984 in the garden in Delhi when she was
going to speak to a TV crew. The Viṁśottarī
daśā was Saturn daśā Rāhu antardaśā Rāhu
pratyantar daśā. We have already seen the
ownership of second house from Pāka Lagna
by Rāhu and Saturn and their placement in
the PD Horā chart. Once again tragedy struck
and apamṛtyu occurred. Chart 4 : Mahatma Gandhi PD Chart
In transit Moon was in Capricorn and normally

we should have expected the Moon in Scorpio
which is the Lagna in PD Horā chart or its
trines. However we notice an exchange of
signs between Saturn and Mars owning
Capricorn and Scorpio causing the effect of
the lagna and planets to shift – parivartana
yoga.
In the Parivṛttidvāya horā chart of Mahatma

Gandhi, the lagna Aries is occupied by
Mercury and its lord Mars is in Taurus in
the second house with Jupiter and Venus.
Taurus is the Pāka Lagna and normally we The Moon was not in trines to lagna,
would examine the māraka houses from but instead in Virgo in trines to Pāka
this sign to determine apamṛtyu - premature Lagna.
death. However, the Moon is in the eighth
Pramod Venkatesh Mahajan was one of
house from lagna and it is very possible that
the leading lights of the Bharatiya Janata
the māraka houses from the lagna itself will
Party in India and a Cabinet Minister in
determine untimely death, especially if this in
the Vajpayee Government. Just as in the
an advanced age.
previous chart of Mahatma Gandhi, the
Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Moon is in the eighth house and instead
Nathuram Vinayak Godse on 30 January of the Pāka Lagna we need to look at
1948 in the garden in Delhi when he was the māraka houses from the lagna itself,
greeting people for evening prayers. The especially those occupied by planets.
Viṁśottarī daśā was Jupiter daśā Venus Lagna is Leo and the māraka houses
antardaśā Venus pratyantar daśā. Jupiter are the second (Virgo) and seventh
and Venus in the second house from the (Aquarius). Aquarius is occupied by
Lagna of the PD Horā chart proved to be the Venus and is owned by Saturn and
māraka planets. Rāhu.
Siddhaḥ ॐ
Chart 5: Pramod Mahajan The murderer younger brother Pravin
surrendered at the police and it is confirmed
that the murder was a premeditated attack.
Pravin accused his brother of “ignoring
and humiliating him, and not giving him his
due” and everyone seems to be buying the
theory of ‘neglected brother who suffered
from inferiority complex’ which is quite
unacceptable given the fact that the Moon
was transiting in the sixth house in the PD
horā. Just as Godse had hated Gandhi for
doing things (sixth house is that of serious
enmity caused out of some action done)
that caused the partition of India etc, Pravin
should have had serious enmity due to
On the morning of 22 April 2006 in things he has not mentioned. In any case,
Saturn daśā Rāhu antardaśā Venus we have seen how the māraka planets from
pratyantar daśā, Mahajan’s estranged lagna work when the Moon is in the eighth
younger brother, Pravin shot him four house in PD horā chart and how the transit
times with his licensed .32 Browning Moon should be in the sixth house during
pistol inside the former’s apartment in the event.
Mumbai following a dispute. The first
bullet missed Mahajan, but the other We know that Scorpio and Aquarius are the
three were lodged in his liver and own houses (home) of the nodes and that
pancreas, damaging several internal Virgo and Aquarius are their mūlatrikoṇa
organs. Mahajan was rushed to the (office). Just as all other planets own two
Hinduja hospital where he was operated houses, one being their home (svakṣetra)
upon. After struggling for his life for 13 and office (mūlatrikoṇa), so also the nodes
days, Mahajan suffered from a cardiac own two houses. The ownership of the
arrest and died on 3 May 2006 at 4:10 mūlatrikoṇa is generally neglected in Phalita
pm IST in the same period of the planets jyotiṣa but in ayur jyotiṣa (longevity matters)
(Saturn, Rāhu and Venus) associated it would not be wise to do so as the nodes
with the seventh house from the Lagna are crucial planets in timing death.
in the PD Horā chart. Next day he was In the Parivrittidvaya horā of President John
given a state funeral at the Shivaji Park F. Kennedy, Pisces is the lagna which has
crematorium in Dadar, Mumbai. two lords – Jupiter (svakṣetra) and Ketu
In transit the Moon was in Capricorn on (mūlatrikoṇa). Jupiter is placed alone in
22 April 2006 when the attack of the Gemini while Ketu is in Virgo with Rāhu and
malefics for premature death was made. would prefer to do bad things like killing.
Once again, just as in the previous chart Reckoned from Virgo, the pāka lagna, the
it is in the sixth house from the Lagna second house is Libra with Saturn in it
(Leo) in the PD horā chart instead of aspected by Jupiter which is the lord of the
trines. Note that we have not considered seventh house (empty otherwise).
the death Moon at Gemini on third May John F. Kennedy was assassinated on
2006. November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas at
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12:30 pm CST in a motorcade. Lee Harvey Chart 6: John F. Kennedy
Oswald was charged with the crime, but
was murdered two days later by Jack Ruby
before trial. Saturn and Jupiter indicate that
the ‘native and his attacker’ shall both be
killed confirming that Lee Harvey Oswald
did kill Kennedy. There are other theories
and other assassins may have been on the
prowl but the chart evidence shows that
Oswald was the one. Kennedy’s Viṁśottarī
daśā was Jupiter daśā Saturn antardaśā
Saturn pratyantar daśā confirming that (1)
we need to look at Ketu as co-lord of Pisces
in matters of death, (2) the māraka houses
from Pāka lagna work accurately in cases Chart 7: Dr Shrikant Jichkar PD Horā
of premature death provided Moon is not in
the eighth house, else the lagna itself shall
furnish the māraka planets and (3) Viṁśottarī
daśā is very accurate in timing death and
apamṛtyu provided the correct divisional
charts are used.
Dr. Shrikant Jichkar (September 14, 1954

- June 2, 2004) was a well respected and
the most well educated Indian, although a
politician by profession. He had 20 post-
graduate University Degrees to his credit
starting as a doctor with MBBS and MD, he
studied law (L.L.B and L.L.M) followed by
a Masters degree in ten subjects including to the debilitated Mercury in Pisces.
DBM and MBA. He topped all this with D. Litt Venus is the lord of Libra and conjoins
(Doctor of Letters) in Saṁskṛta, the highest debilitated Saturn in the eighth house
Degree in a University. It was not as if he was Aries thereby aspecting Libra. On 2
just writing papers to get degrees but actually June 2004 while driving to Nagpur from
got merit positions thanks to the exalted his home at Amravati, his car collided
vargottama Jupiter in lagna in rāśi chart. with a bus and he succumbed to his
injuries. He was under the Viṁśottarī
In the Parivṛttidvāya horā chart lagna is daśā of Venus, Mercury antardaśā and
Scorpio and Moon is not in the eighth house. Saturn pratyantar daśā. Once again
Both lords of lagna are placed in Virgo which Viṁśottarī daśā has proved to be very
becomes the pāka lagna. The second house accurate to the third level and all the
is Libra showing the danger while travelling rules we had checked earlier has again
as it did for Kennedy. Libra has Jupiter worked.
in it while the seventh house Pisces has
debilitated Mercury. Jupiter would not qualify Apamṛtyu or premature death need
as a māraka and instead gives all the evil not be only due to assassinations and

Siddhaḥ ॐ
Chart 8: Swami Vivekananda PD Horā that he need not have died and could have
easily lived longer if he had so wanted. This
is the vital difference between accidental
deaths and spiritual deaths like ‘icchā mṛtyu’.
Suicide is very different from ‘icchā mṛtyu’ as
it has a side story of a rape, suffering due to
disease or some malady the pain from which
leads to self-destruction.
Swami Vivekananda left his mortal coil on

July 4, 1902 in the Viṁśottarī daśā of Jupiter,
Venus antardaśā and Mercury pratyantar
daśā. What we learn from this rare case of
recorded icchā mṛtyu is that the death is not
accidents. It can also be due to disease, clearly indicated from the pāka lagna but is
suicide or even ‘icchā mṛtyu’, which is clearly indicated from Lagna instead even
the leaving of the body by an advanced when the Moon is not in the eighth house.
sage. It is not death in the sense of dying or being
killed – it is like leaving the body based on
In the Parivrittidvaya horā chart of Swami
the intelligence of the lagna as there is no
Vivekananda, the lagna is Virgo and
further reasoning available to continue or
the lagna lord Mercury is in the second
that the karma of this body is complete and
house with second lord Venus in Libra.
by staying on it could accumulate negative
These planets are aspected by Mars and
karma. In another sense it is as if the god
Jupiter. The Pāka Lagna is Libra and the
of death Yama never came to take the
second house Scorpio is unoccupied but
soul, yet the soul left on its own. In fact the
its lord is in the seventh house from Pāka
Parivrittidvaya horā is the finest method
with Jupiter. No doubt then, that Jupiter
available to check when Yama is coming
would qualify for a māraka from both
and what we can do to avoid apamṛtyu and
lagna and pāka lagna. Venus would not
live our complete lives.
qualify for a māraka from pāka showing
Maṇḍuka Horā
Table 7: Maṇḍuka Horā
The table for drawing the maṇḍuka horā
No. Sign 0º - 15º 15º - 30º chart is given below.
1 Aries A Aries B Gemini
2 Taurus B Taurus A Cancer Kalyanavarma: Zodiac Bifurcation
3 Gemini A Gemini B Leo
Kalyanavarma in his monumental classic
4 Cancer B Cancer A Virgo
Saravali teaches:
5 Leo A Leo B Libra
6 Virgo B Virgo A Scorpio Öadz c³ Ég[StSyaxaE is<hta rivnaw,
7 Libra A Libra B Sagittarius
8 Scorpio B Scorpio A Capricorn kkRqkat! àirlaeÉm! zzI twaNyeip tTSwanat!.
9 Sagittarius A Sagittarius B Aquarius
dvādaśa cakra bhagaṇastasyādhau
10 Capricorn B Capricorn A Pisces
siṁhatā ravirnātha |karkaṭakāt pratilobhaṁ
11 Aquarius A Aquarius B Aries
12 Pisces B Pisces A Taurus

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śaśi tathānyeapi tatsthānāt || Figure 4: Horā and Signs
The twelve sign zodiac is divided into two

parts [by an imaginary line] at the beginning
of Leo [and Aquarius]. The signs in the half
with Leo are ruled by the Sun and those in
the half with Cancer are ruled by the Moon.
Accordingly the six signs, Leo, Virgo, Libra,

Scorpio, Sagittarius and Capricorn represent
the Sun’s Horā. The remaining signs from
Aquarius to Cancer represent the Moon’s
Horā.
The ownership of the signs of the zodiac is

also based on this line of bifurcation passing
through 0° Leo and 0° Aquarius – the line of
Indra and Tvaṣṭā Āditya, called the day-night
line ‘aho-rārta’, from which the word horā is
derived taking the last syllable of the day
(ho from aho) and first syllable from night
(rā from rātra). The Sun as Indra Āditya
rules the solar half from Leo to Capricorn
and as Varuṇa Āditya rules the Lunar half
Based on the principle of Kalyanavarma
from Aquarius to Cancer as is taught in the
(Saravali) and the division of a sign into
ṛk Veda. The rays of the Sun [for spiritual
two horās, four types of Horā charts can
purposes] decrease from Leo to Capricorn
be drawn. Two of the horā types are
and again start increasing from Aquarius till
based on the following rules.
they reach a maximum in Cancer.
Leaving Leo and Cancer [specifically Maghā

nakṣatra in Leo and Puṣya in Cancer] as the
seat of the King and Queen (Sun and Moon), A Horā
the remaining six planets own one sign each Table 8: A horā
in either on the distance of planets from the
No. Sign L 0º - 15º 15º - 30º
Sun. Mercury being the closest is allotted
1 Aries E A Scorpio B Aries
Virgo and Gemini which is closest to Leo and
2 Taurus D B Taurus A Libra
Cancer respectively. Saturn being the most
3 Gemini C A Virgo B Gemini
distant planet is allocated the most distant
4 Cancer B B Cancer A Leo
signs Capricorn (solar half) and Aquarius 5 Leo A A Leo B Cancer
(lunar half). The other planets Venus, Mars 6 Virgo C B Gemini A Virgo
and Jupiter own the signs in between, again 7 Libra D A Libra B Taurus
based on their natural distances and distance 8 Scorpio E B Aries A Scorpio
from Leo/Cancer accordingly. 9 Sagittarius F A Sagittarius B Pisces
10 Capricorn G B Aquarius A Capricorn
11 Aquarius G A Capricorn B Aquarius
1. मीनौ पुच्छास्यसंलग्नौ मीनराशिर्दिवाबली mīnau
12 Pisces F B Pisces A agittarius
pucchāsyasaṁlagnau mīnarāśirdivābalī 22||

Siddhaḥ ॐ
JAGANNĀTHA HORĀ a. another sign owned by its disposi-
tor in the lunar half or
Table 9: Jagannātha horā b. opposite sign Based on the
above, we can have four types
No. Sign L 0º - 15º 15º - 30º of horā charts:
1 Aries E A Libra B Aries
1st : Rule 1 (a) and 2 (a) : A Horā
2 Taurus D B Taurus A Scorpio
3 Gemini C A Sagittarius B Gemini 2nd : Rule 1 (b) ii) and 2 (b) : Jagannātha
4 Cancer B B Cancer A Capricorn Horā
5 Leo A A Leo B Aquarius
6 Virgo C B Pisces A Virgo Day and Night Signs
7 Libra D A Libra B Aries
8 Scorpio E B Taurus A Scorpio The use of day and night strong signs
9 Sagittarius F A Sagittarius B Gemini divides the zodiac into two groups’ of six
10 Capricorn G B Cancer A Capricorn signs each. Although Pisces is strong at
11 Aquarius G A Leo B Aquarius both day and night, it is stronger in the
12 Pisces F B Pisces A Virgo day and is hence, kept in the day sign
group as per the teachings of Parāsara1.
Figure 5: Day/Night Strong Signs
The Kāśinātha horā is purely based on this
teaching of Parāśara whereby the signs are
grouped into day and night strong signs
and the ownership of the horā by the Sun
(implying day strong) or the Moon (implying
night strong). This horā chart is advocated
by the tradition for enlightenment about
one’s ṣaḍripu (six weaknesses) that are
the real internal enemies and that which
gives rise to external enemies.
Kāśinātha Horā: Wealth

While Parāśara Horā tells us about the
‘quality’ or strength levels of the planets,
Kāśinātha Horā gives us the qualitative
aspect of wealth and shows the specific
areas of investments, returns from
investments, assets creation and ownership
etc. It shows how a person distributes his
wealth or rather, holds it.
1. If a planet is in Sun’s Horā in a sign
which is in the Lunar half, then it is ILLUSTRATIONS
shifted to:
a. another sign owned by its In the chart of J.R.D. Tata, among the
dispositor (same lord) in solar biggest names in Asia in the last century
half or in industry (mainly steel, automobiles and
b. opposite sign
various sectors) the 2nd lord of wealth
2. If a planet is in Moon’s Horā in a sign
Jupiter is in lagna showing that the family
which is in the solar half, then it is
shifted to: name and reputation will be the corner
ॐ Sanjay Rath
stone of his empire. Since Jupiter is Table 10: Kaśinātha Horā
also the fifth lord (shares, speculation) No. Sign D/N L 0º - 15º 15º - 30º
the empire will be controlled and owned 1 Aries B E A Scorpio B Aries
through shares and the holding company 2 Taurus B D B Taurus A Libra
bears the family name – ‘Tata Sons’. 3 Gemini B C A Virgo B Gemini
Jupiter or the Moon ins lagna brings fame 4 Cancer B B B Cancer A Leo
5 Leo A A A Leo B Cancer
and here it is the lord of wealth and power
6 Virgo A C B Gemini A Virgo
showing the cause of the fame.
7 Libra A D A Libra B Taurus
The Horā lagna in Capricorn (own sign of 8 Scorpio A E B Aries A Scorpio
Saturn) shows the primary business that 9 Sagittarius B F A Pisces B Sagittarius
formed the root of growth is steel (iron 10 Capricorn B G B Capricorn A Aquarius

11 Aquarius A G A Aquarius B Capricorn
and steel is ruled by Saturn). The 9th lord
12 Pisces A F B Sagittarius A Pisces
(fortune) and Saturn (4th lord and HL lord)
go in 4th house forming a rājayoga. Saturn
Chart 9: J.R.D.Tata
and Moon conjunction is a rājayoga in 4th,
10th or 11th house as these planets own
the 4th, 10th and 11th houses of the natural
zodiac. Lagna lord in 8th house shows that
the native has the capacity to take many
risks which may look like a gamble.
Ketu (aerial direction) conjoins the horā

lagna showing that Airlines business was
always the dream of JRD for which he
started the Tata Airlines and owned it till
it was taken by the government through
nationalisation and became Air India. The
Chart 10: Dhirubhai Ambani
only planet strongly aspecting Jupiter is
Saturn which is also the śubhapati as it is
the dispositor of the Moon showing success
in the things ruled by it. Tata Tea, Tata Salt
and other such things are ruled by the
Saturn conjunction with the Moon.
In the Kāśinātha Horā chart of Dhirubhai

Ambani, the lagna Pisces is conjoined
Sun and has Jupiter in a Kendra with the
Moon in the tenth house forming a very
powerful Gajakeśarī yoga and a rājayoga
of the lagna and fifth lords as well as the feature involving the charts of people
tenth and fifth lords. These planets by who have ruled empires and can be
themselves also promise great fame as seen in the chart of JRD as well.
they have rāśi dṛṣṭi on the lagna. Jupiter
The second lord Mars is also the
the śubhapati is also the lagna lord and
dispositor of the seventh lord of
aspects the Moon. This is a common
Siddhaḥ ॐ
business and trading as well as Venus is the eighth lord and this was a
lord of horā lagna. It is placed real gamble. Its placement in the ninth
in Cancer, the fifth house ruling house with horā lagna brought huge capital
shares and speculation and into his coffers especially since the lagna
this is where Dhirubhai Ambani is Pisces, the exaltation sign of Venus.
is destined to make his wealth. The IPO was for a textile business which
Mars is debilitated showing that is ruled by Venus as well. But that is not
he is not born into wealth. Mars sufficient – it is the magic of the Moon.
gets complete nīcabhaṅga
Reliance is the only public limited company
rājayoga due to Jupiter and
that is truly public and holds its Annual
Moon (planet who gets exalted
General Meetings in stadiums. In 1986,
in Cancer and lord of Cancer) being in
The Annual General Meeting of Reliance
kendra to lagna. Ketu the co-lord of
Industries was held in Cross Maidan,
Scorpio is also joins Mars in the house
Mumbai and was attended by more than
of shares and speculation.
35,000 shareholders. It is like a mega
He started his career as a dispatch festival which even the politicians will fail
clerk with A. Besse & Company and to call. That is the power of the Moon that
two years later was promoted and pulls the public and this power to pull the
posted at the port of Aden. His first public is his real wealth as the Moon is the
foray into business started with Rāhu dispositor of the second lord Mars. It is his
daśā and was in a partnership (1965) real authority as the Moon is the fifth lord
that fell through. Dhirubhai started his and it is his real reputation as Moon forms
first textile mill called Reliance Textiles Gajakesari yoga with Jupiter.
at Naroda, near Ahmedabad in the year
With the advent of Jupiter daśā, the time
1966 in Rāhu daśā Jupiter antardaśā.
had come to crown him as the Emperor of
Jupiter is all set to promote him to the hilt
the Share Market and a situation of war
and he made his business stabilised as
started when Reliance Industries came
his capital grew. He started the brand
up against a rights issue regarding partly
called Vimal polyester and marketed it
convertible debentures. A Bear cartel of
with the campaign “Only Vimal” (named
stockbrokers (Saturn) from Calcutta floated
after his nephew (Mercury – Vimal
a rumour that Reliance is working hard
Ambani) in rural India and soon had
to maintain its share value and started to
the teeming millions running after the
short sell the shares of Reliance. The Bulls
fabric.
of Bombay (Mars) countered by picking up
His success story that made him the the shares at BSE. One can see how these
richest man in India is related to the planets oppose each other in the Kāśinātha
fifth and eighth houses – the houses horā chart and both sides are equally
of risk and speculation and the share strong but for the fact that Mars seems
market and that is how the Mars shall weak and debilitated tempting Saturn to
get its nīcabhaṅga (cancellation of go for the kill whereas it is actually very
debility). He is the man who started strong due to nīcabhaṅga rājayoga.
the equity cult in India and got 58,000
The Bear’s (Saturn with Rāhu) tried to call
investors for his first Reliance IPO in
the bluff of the Bulls (Mars with Ketu) by
1977 in Rāhu daśā Venus antardaśā.
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overselling under the badla system where power to stalk and even eat
when not hungry;
there is a time-lag between selling and
physical delivery at settlement and were • Jupiter is the sheer mass
confidant that the Bulls would fail to deliver and strength of the ele-
phant;
(Mars is debilitated and weak, failure) the
shares on the day of settlement. Huge • Venus is the suave and
polished diamond that will
trades were made to maintain the share glitter to attract and cut
price. Bears did not have the shares and glass without even incur-
were expecting the Bulls to shy away and ring a scratch on itself
they would claim non-settlement charges • Saturn is the ferocious bear
raking in huge bucks for nothing. Finally who will smell you out of
any hole and whose love
when the settlement day arrived, the Bears
(bear hug) is death. He has
got the shock of their lives when the Bulls the patience and tenacity of
showed their horns and asked for delivery the crocodile
of the shares. In case of non-delivery • Rāhu is the python whose coils can
they demanded unbadla of 20% of share grip can crush anything and who waits
stealthily for its prey. He eats much
price! The Bears rushed back to the share
more than its size and groans to digest
market to buy Reliance shares so that they it for months
could meet the delivery deadlines and this
• Ketu is the poisonous cobra – never
caused a further demand for the shares forgets his enemies and will pursue
that resulted in skyrocketing the share them till kingdom come
price. Dhirubhai had won by a mile, and
he was the king of the share market. That Here we see the Bull power of
was Jupiter daśā Jupiter antardaśā and Dhirubhai Ambani with a debilitated
Jupiter is not only the great nīcabhaṅga of Mars where he lets the opposition
Mars but also chara dārākāraka (business, underestimate his prowess and then
prosperity) and lord of lagna and āruḍha showed exemplary guts and guile.
lagna in rāśi chart. That was only the The uproar that the battle caused
beginning of a golden sixteen year run for rocked the Parliament in Delhi and it
Reliance and it went from a middle level was learnt that Dhirubhai Ambani had
company to be an Asian giant. got a foreign investor with the name
“Shah” who owned many companies
The way a man fights for his wealth is in the tax heaven at Isle of Man to
seen from the second lord in Kāśinātha cover the bulls. The very names of
horā chart. the companies speaks volumes about
• The Sun shows one fighting like a lion, fair, the guts of this tiger – Crocodile
square and straightforward;
Company, Lotā 2 Company, Fiasco
• Moon shows one who is moody and will Company…this is not a joke – these
move faster than the wind god Vāyu, whose
direction he rules;
are real companies through whom
the money was invested and the
• Mars shows the guts of the tiger with the
beauty is that it was all perfectly legal
(Jupiter’s requirement to help Mars get
nīcabhaṅga).
2. Lotā is a small circular metallic mug that a villager

carries water with, to the fields for his morning toilet

The Yoga System ॐ
The Yoga System

Swami Krishnananda
T
here was a sannyasin who read end. Hence the insistent warning given in all
books on pranayama, and thought scriptures of yoga. The prana should not be
it was all very good. In spite of forced to get concentrated in any part of the
instructions to the contrary by elders, the body. One should not concentrate on any
Swami went on practicing pranayama, spot of the body above the neck, especially
concentrating his mind on the point in the initial stages. Concentration on parts
between the two eye-brows, which in the head directs the prana to that centre,
should not be resorted to in the beginning the blood supply gets speeded up to the
stages without an expert guide by one’s area and it is then that generally people
side. Once, he was at his practice inside complain of headache, shooting pains, and
his room for three days, and was found the like. No meditative technique should be
missing by others around him. After a wholeheartedly resorted to without proper
search, it was found that his room was initiation.
bolted from within and he was inside. No
Also, one should not be under the impression
shouting by people could wake him and
that one can heal others by passing the
the door had then to be broken open.
prana over their bodies. Beginners should
Even shaking of his body by others
not try these methods. One may pray to God
could not bring him to consciousness;
for the health or prosperity of any person to
probably his pranas were locked up in a
whom one wishes good-will, but one should
centre and could not move up or down.
not place one’s palm or pass the prana over
His Guru came and keeping his palm on
another in the earlier stages of practice; else
the forehead of the student, he uttered
one would be a loser. What little one has
OM, thrice. The practitioner came to his
gained through sadhana might get depleted
consciousness. People thought he had
by such interferences. Out of enthusiasm,
attained samadhi, but, to everyone’s
one is likely to exhaust one’s tapas in these
surprise, he was the same old person,
ways. In advanced stages, where one is
with all his negative qualities, and
full with power, there is, of course, no such
exhibited no signs of one who had tasted
danger, for one cannot exhaust the ocean
samadhi. Later, on his death, his body
by taking any amount of water from it; only
got so decomposed and melted that it
if the reservoir is a small well, there is fear
could not be lifted and had to be swept.
of its being emptied. This is the reason
The student had no spiritual illumination,
why many seekers do not allow people
but only got into a knot through wrong
to prostrate themselves before them and
pranayama and spoiled his health in the
ॐ Swami Krishnananda
touch their feet. This rule does not apply of electricity, as a protection against this
to advanced souls, but Sadhakas should natural occurrence. If someone touches the
definitely be careful. The gravitational pull feet of a student, the prana which he has
of the earth draws the prana down and it conserved may pass on to the other, by
tends to pass through the extremities of means of the contact. The prana can be
the body. Brahmacharins and, sometimes, drained off by misdirection and overstrain.
also Sannyasins are often seen putting on Let the pranayama continue slowly, and let
wooden sandals, which are non-conductors no one be quick in the practice.
Suryamaṇḍalāṣṭakam
Yanmaṇḍalaṁ dvīptakaraṁ viśālaṁ ratnaprabhaṁ tībramanādirūpam|
dāridraduḥkhakṣayakāraṇñca punātu māṁ tatsaviturvareṇyam||
yanmaṇḍalaṁ devagaṇai supujitaṁ viprai stutaṁ bhāvanamuktikovidam| taṁ

devadevaṁ praṇamāmi sūryaṁ punātu māṁ tatsaviturvareṇyam||
yanmaṇḍalaṁ jñānaghanaṁ tvagamyaṁ trailokyapūjyaṁ triguṇātmarūpam|

samastatejomayadivyarūpaṁ punātu māṁ tatsaviturvareṇyam||
yanmaṇḍalaṁ guḍhahamatiprabodhaṁ dharmasya vṛddhiṁ kurute janānāṁ| yat

sarvapāpakṣayakāraṇñca punātu māṁ tatsaviturvareṇyam||
yanmaṇḍalaṁ vyādhivināśaduḥkhaṁ yadṛgayajuḥsāmasu sampragītam| prakāśitaṁ

yena ca bhūrbhuvaḥsvaḥ punātu māṁ tatsaviturvareṇyam||
yanmaṇḍalaṁ vedavido vadanti gāyanti yaccāaraṇasiddhasaṅghāḥ| yadyogino

yogajuṣāñca saṅghāḥ punātu māḥ tatsaviturvareṇyam||
yanmaṇḍalaṁ sarvajaneṣu pujitaṁ jyotiśca kuryādiha martyaloke| yat

kālakālādimanādirūpaṁ punātu māṁ tatsaviturvareṇyam||
yanmaṇḍalaṁ viṣṇucaturmakhākhyaṁ yadakṣaraṁ pāpaharaṁ janānāṁ|

yatkālakalpakṣayakāraṇañca punātu māṁ tatsaviturvareṇyam||
yanmaṇḍalaṁ viśvasṛjāṁ prasiddhamutpattirakṣāp

ralayagrahalbham| yasmin jagat sa.harate’khilañca
punātu māṁ tatsaviturvareṇyam||
yanmaṇḍalaṁ sarvagatasya viṣṇorātmā

paraṁ dhāma viśuddhatattvam|
sukṣāntarairyogapathānugamyaṁ punātu māṁ
tatsaviturvareṇyam||
yanmaṇḍalaṁ brahmavido vadanti gāyanti

yaccāraṇasiddhasaṅghāḥ| yanmaṇḍalaṁ vedavidaḥ
smaranti punātu māṁ tatsaviturvareṇyam||
yanmaṇḍalaṁ vedavidopagītaṁ yadyogīnāṁ

yogapathānugamyam| tat sarvavedaṁ praṇamāmi
sūryaṁ punātu māṁ tatsaviturvareṇyam||

Concept of Bhavottama ॐ
Concept of Bhavottama
House Bhava Vartottama
G.K. Goel
T
he savants are well conversant explained this concept to his disciple Maitraye
with Vargottama Ascendant and in chapter 3, slokas 4, 5 and 6 of BPHS:
Planets, which means that the
“Those, celestial bodies are called the planets
ascending sign or planet(s) are in
(Grahas) that move through the Nakshatras
same zodiacal sign in birth (D-1) and
(or asterisms) along the Zodiac (Bhachakra).
any Varga charts. A planet is called
The Zodiac comprises of 27 asterisms from
Bhavottama when it is in same bhava
Aswin to Revati and also divided in 12 equal
(house) in birth and any Varga chart
parts known as signs (Rashis) from Aries to
irrespective of sign occupied in these
Pisces. The Zodiac sign which contains the
charts. This concept has almost become
rising (ascending) point at the time of Birth
defunct when astrologers had started
is called Lagna (ascendant)”. Based on
adopting different methods of house
the ascendant and the planets joining and
division and ignored the arsh (ancient)
separating from each other, the native’s good
method of house division.
and bad fortune is deducted”.
Sage Parasara in BPHS teaches
Parasara has given the concept of Bhavas
us following method of house
(houses) along with 12 signs in the above
division:
narration. This is called the compartmental
The Concept of Vargottama and system of houses. In this, system the whole
Bhavottama leads the list and is a sign in which the degree of ascendant falls
very important and powerful tool in is considered the first house and subsequent
predictive Astrology. This Concept sign as 2nd house and so on. The longitude
can only be applied and adopted if of the ascending point becomes the most
method of judgment of the nativity sensitive points of the ascendant i.e.1st
is based on divisional charts. house, and the sensitive points of other
house will be 300 apart. The sensitive point
The predictive astrology is based
of 10th house will fall in 10th sign from
on three main pillars, namely,
ascending sign and will have the same
1. Planets longitude as that of the ascending point in
Lagna. In this system M.C. is not considered
2. Signs
as the Mid-point or cusp of 10th house. M.C.
3. Houses is however given prime-importance due to it
and is widely used for many other important
Maharishi Parasara has precisely
purposes.
ॐ G.K. Goel
Prasana Marg annunciates following Planet(s) become both Bhava
seven yogas, which lays down the basis and Sign Vargottama and all the
of formation of yogas of all categories houses of two Vargas become Sign
in Chapter Nine-Sloka: 49, 50, 51 Vargottama. This gives strength to
and 52: Lagna and it becomes auspicious.
There are seven varieties of yogas: In such a case, if Moon also

becomes Lagna Vargottama. This
1. Those formed by position – Sthana
enhances the auspiciousness of the
(sign),
nativity many fold.
2. Those formed by Bhava (house)
b) Yoga formed by Bhava and Sign –
3. Those formed by planets this yoga is formed when same sign
is rising in two or more Varga’s.And
4. Those formed by sign, Bhava and
any planet may or may not be in
planets,
Vargottama.
5. Those formed by sign and Bhava,
c) Yoga formed with Sign and planet- this
6. Those formed by Bhava and planets yoga is formed when a planet in the
and same sign in two Vargas. This planet is
disposed to give auspicious results.
7. those formed by Sign and planets.
In case, Moon is in Sign Vargottama,
1. Sthana means 12 zodiac signs.
Moon Lagna becomes strong to provide
2. Bhava (house) means Lagna, etc. 12 auspicious results.
houses.
d. Yoga formed by Bhava and Planet- this
3. The planets are Sun to Ketu- nine yoga is formed when a planet is in
planets. same Bhava in two or more Vargas.
The dominant cause of the yoga created The last yoga (d) is termed as “Bhavottama
by the combination of planets, houses “ and this is the topic of discussion of this
and signs or any two of them indicates article.
the nature of results to be experienced.
Mr. C.S.Patel has given the terminology of
The strongest in bringing about yoga is
‘Bhavottama ‘planets on pages18 to 21 of
called Yogakarta (composer of yoga) and
his book“Navamsa in Astrology” after
it is this combination which gives the yoga
scanning various classics and Nadi
results.
granths. Mr. Patel says 0n page 20 of
In the context of Vargottama last four this book:
yogas are most significant and are given
“Bhavottama means a planet in same
in order of their merit and importance:
house in Rasi and Navamsa charts. It
a) Yoga of house, sign and planet- This enhances the good results of the house
yoga is formed when same sign is occupied. Research on this point is
rising in two or more Vargas and necessary”
simultaneously one or more planet(s)
It is suggested that the following
is / are in same Bhava(s) – obviously
classics, books and including articles
in same Signs
of this scribe may be scanned for better
understanding on this subject: other option were not available.
1. Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra However, savants may adopt true or mean
Rahu according to their experience.
2. Navamsa in Astrology by C.S.Patel
–published Sagar Publication, New D) JH HORA soft ware is used
Delhi
E) When Sixteen Varga scheme is adopted
3. Varga Chakra – a SJC Publication as per the teaching of BPHS, A SIGN IS
–same publisher as above. DEVIDED IN 150 unequal SECTORS –
4. Article –CONCET OF VARGOTTAMA largest sector is being of 30min arc and
by G.K.GOEL smallest sector is only of 1min. 40 sec.
arc. Thus Ayanamsa value becomes
5. Article- HOW TO JUDGE VARGA very crucial in the construction of Varga
CHARTS by G.K.GOEL charts.
This study is based on following basic F) For the shake of convenience, let
parameters (Savants may verify the us call HOUSE VARGOTTAMA as
findings in this articles based on their ‘Bhavottama’
own parameters)
G) Bhovottama planet enhances the good
A) Bhava are adopted on whole sign effect of Varga chart as a whole. As an
basis-i.e. one sign represent one example if a planet is in Bhavottama
complete house in all varga’s in D-1 and d-9 charts, it will enhance
prospects of marriage even if placed in
B) C h i t r a P a k c h h a A y a n a m s a i s
adverse bhava say in 8th house. The
adopted. The definition is as under:
planets’ placement even in 8 house
AYANAMSA = Tropical LONGITUDE WILL NOT CREATE HINDRANCE IN
OF STAR CITRA (SPICA 16) – 180 MARRIAGE.
deg.
H) I f a B h a v o t t a m a p l a n e t w i l l b e
This Ayanamsa value could be associated with one or more than one
obtained by deducting 57 secs from planet by association or aspect-(both
the value of Lahiri’s Ayanamsa for a planetary or sign aspect) it becomes
period of 1950 -2050. ‘YOGAKARTA”.
C) True Rahu is adopted in this study- I) Other rules of judgment will be similar as
Mean Rahu is being use based on given in references given above in this
long tradition because at that time article.
Examples
Example-1-Male
Date of birth- April3, 1965, 17.25 hrs ,

77E36,14N41 ,Tz 05.30 hrs
Mars and Ketu are Bhavottama and occupying

12H and 3H RESPECTIVELY BOTH IN D-1
and D-24 charts. The native was employed
in a lucrative job in south India and Joined

ॐ G.K. Goel
management course conducted by Birla
institute of Pilani, in Mars
MD and Ketu AD .
Mars and Ketu are not directly connected

with education in both charts, except that
these Planets are Bhavottama and are
also acting as ‘YOGAKARTA’ as they are
being aspected by other planets in D-1
and D-24 charts.
Example-2
Male- Born on Jan27, 1956, 23.00hrs,

77E36, 28N36.India, Tz 5.30hrsE
Saturn is BHAVOTTAMA in D-1 and D-24

charts and is conjunct or aspected by many
planets, thus becomes ‘YOGAKARTA’ for
education.
Mercury/ Saturn-He was admitted to

IIT Delhi and completed B .Tec in civil
engineering
Ketu /Saturn –He has taken admission in

management course of IIT Delhi.
Venus/Saturn –He has taken admission

in Astrology courses at Bhartiya Vidya
Bhavan
Sun/Saturn – Joined Law courses in

Delhi University through competitive
examination
He had successfully passed all examinations

with merit. Saturn is ‘YOGAKARTA’ in this
nativity for education as it is aspected as
well as associated with several planets in
both charts.
Example -3
Male born on April 23, 1937, at 16.31hrs

IST, 79E23, 25N21, India, Tz 5.30hrsE
D-10 chart is sign Vargottama and

ascending sign is occupied by Ketu.Thus
Ketu becomes initiator for carrier matters.
Mars and Venus though placed in 3h and
8h respectively D-1 and D-10 charts, and are
thus Vargottama as well as bhavottama .
As such these planets are strong indicator

as well as ‘yogakarta ‘ for profession.
Ketu is occupying D-10 lagna which is in

Vargottam.
The native started his carrier in Rahu /Ketu

period.
Rahu/Venus – Venus is both house and sign

Vargottama- His services were confirmed in
this period.
Venus and Mars are placed in 8th and 3rd

houses respectively and are in Bhavottama
in D-10 chart. The native did not have any
problem in his carrier in the dasa of these
planets.
Saturn/Mars-This period was running from

July3, 1996 to Aug13, 1997, and was
coinciding with the retirement age of the
native. Saturn was also transiting over natal
Saturn. During this period ,in spite of all
these factors, the native was absorbed on
contract and continued on same post till the
end of September 1997.
The main reason was that Mars, the sub-

dasa lord, was in Bhavottama.
Now compare D-1 and D-3 charts of this

native:
Moon and Mars are Bhavottama in D-1

andD-3 Charts and acting as ‘YOGAKARTA’
for co-born.
These planets are associated with several

planets in both charts
The native was blessed with 5 sisters and

two brothers in major dasa (s)of these two
planets. Mars major period ended on Dec30,
1949 and his youngest brother was born on
July7. 1949.
Example - 4
ॐ G.K. Goel
Male born on March 18, 1917, at 2.18 AM
IST, 79E23, 28N21, India, Tz 5.30hrs E.
Moon is Bhavottama in D-1 and D-7 charts.

Moon also becomes ‘YOGAKARTA’
for progeny as Moon is with Rahu and
aspected by Mars, Sun, Ketu and Jupiter
in D-1 chart ; and Mars and Ketu in D-7
chart. Moon is getting Argala from Rahu
(2H) and from Mercury, Venus and Jupiter
(4H). D-7 Lagna lord is also getting Argala
(11H) from these three planets in D-7 chart
.Moon thus becomes key planet in this
nativity to give progeny along with Mars
(though Combust) and Rahu.
In the major periods of Moon , and also of

Mars and Rahu ,the native was blessed
with 3 sons and six daughter ( eldest
daughter was born on Sep2,1935 and
youngest Son was born on July 7, 1949)
All the offspring’s are alive except eldest
daughter who expired on March31,2006
after crossing the age of 70 years.
Example-5
Male: 25.9.1980, 10.52.40 AM, 77E12,

28N36 TZ: 5.30 hrs.
Nakshatra: Revati 1 charan
Balance Dasa at Birth: Mercury 14 yrs 0

months 19days
Ketu dasa ends on 13-10-2001
Marriage of the Sister

The sign Scorpio is rising both in D-1
and D-3 charts. The Sun and Saturn are
sign Vargottam and Bhavottama in these
charts and aspected by several planets
(Mercury and Moon in D-1 charts and Ketu,
Venus and Rahu in D-3 charts). Mercury is
exalted in D-1 chart and Venus is exalted
in D-3 chart. Venus is Karka of sister and
strengthening the Yoga by its aspect on
sun in D-3 chart.

His sister was married in Venus/Sun period
(operating from 19-2-2005 to 19-2-2006)
with the active help and assistance of the
native.
Example - 6 and 7
Husband and wife
The couple was married on 27.11.2005. The

husband was running Rahu major period.
Rahu is placed in 8th house in Navamsa
chart but is Bhavottama and Vargottam. The
wife was running Ketu dasa. Ketu is placed
in 6th house, but in Vargottama.
Husband: 26.8.1979, 16.43 PM 77E13,

28N39 TZ 5.30 hrs.
Nakshatra: Hasta 3 Charan.
Moon- major period balance at Birth 2 yrs

7 m 15 days.
1. The Capricorn sign is rising and Vargottam

in both D-1 and D-9 charts. This indicates
strong attachment among the couple.
2. Rahu and Ketu are Bhavottama and

also Vargottam and placed in 2/8th
house axis. Rahu is with 8th lord SUN,
Yoga-Karka Venus and Ascendant lord
Saturn.
The native was married on 27.11.2005 in

Rahu/Moon/Venus directional period though
Rahu is placed in 8th house in D-9 cart.
Besides Rahu which is Vargottama, Moon is
the lord of Seventh house and conjunct with
Dara Karka SUN and Venus in D-9 chart.
Wife: 1.10.1972, 15:45 PM, 77E13, 28N39

TZ. 5.30 hrs.
Nakshatra: Pushyami 1 charan
Balance period of Saturn at Birth –16 yrs

1m 26days.
Marriage
1. There are following interesting features

ॐ G.K. Goel
in this nativity. Saturn is Atma Karka Note :- Bhovottama planets had arranged
and occupying Navamsa Lagna. the marriage , but it could not last long on
account of adverse yogas’ in wife chart
2. Ascendant sign of wife in D-1 chart
as well as Venus is in Gemini navamsa
is the rising sign in Navamsa chart
in husband’s chart..The law suit is now
of husband.
pending in court for divorce.
3. R a h u i s V a r g o t t a m a i n this
nativity. Example 8
4. The marriage was negotiated Male: 25.11.1973, 8:46:24 AM, 77E13,
in the period of Mercury/Saturn/ 28N39 TZ-5.20 hrs,
Jupiter, Mercury and Saturn are Nakshatra: Anuradha 3 Charan
Ascendant lords of D-9 and D-1
Saturn Dasa balance at Birth – 5 yrs – 8
charts respectively. The Jupiter,
m 29 days.
being the Yoga-Karta, has made all
arrangements for marriage 1. Ketu Dasa commenced on 23-8-1996
5. When ever Venus is in Leo, and sun 2. Married on 29-1-2001 in Ketu/Jupiter/
and/or moon are in Cancer sign, this Venus
yoga does not help marriage. But on
3. Period (26-1-2001 to 23-3-2001)
account of strength of Vargottama
planets, the marriage did take place.
Venus is house Vargottama in D-1
and in this nativity. The marriage
was performed on 27.11.2005 on
commencement of Ketu/Ketu/Ketu
period. The dasa of Ketu commenced
on the day of marriage.
6. This example clearly establishes the

role of Rashi and Bhava Vargottama
Planets provided they are aspected
by other planets.
7. This also establishes the validity

of adopting true Chitra Paksha
Ayanamsa D-9 charts. Besides, 7th
lord Moon in D-1 chart is conjunct
with up-pada lord Mercury in D-9
chart.
8. Placement of moon and Mars in

7th house of D-1 and D-9 charts
respectively, the husband is much
younger in age compared to the age
of native.

The native was married on 29.1.2001 in
Ketu/Jupiter/Venus period. Ketu is in Bhava
Vargottama and in association with Jupiter
and Venus which are ascendant lords of
D-1andD-9 charts respectively. Besides other
influences, Bhava Vargottama Ketu plays the
key-role in arranging marriage.
For Progeny
1 Mars is in fifth house in D-1 and D-7
and becomes both Vargottama and
bhavottama. Mars is aspected by
Mercury in D-1 chart and by Jupiter in
Separated on commencement of Venus D-7 chart.
Dasa on 24-8-2003
2 Venus is in house Vargottama in D-9
This is an interesting nativity which depicts and D-7 chart and aspected by Jupiter
the role of Vargottama placements: in D-7 chart.
As fifth and seventh houses are occupied 3 Ascendant of both D-1 and D-7 charts
by retrograde malefics, the chances of are in Vargottama.
marriage are bleak.
4 The native was blessed with the child in
Similarly, fifth house is occupied by Ketu/Mercury period. Vargottama Ketu
retrograde Mars in Acvani Nakshatra. is giving auspicious argala to 5th house
The Karka Jupiter is in debilitation and and Vargottama Mercury is aspecting 5th
its dispositor Saturn is retrograde and house and its lord.
placed in Rahu/Ketu axis in 7th house.
5 In D-7 chart, Ketu is placed in 8th house
These are also not good indications
and Mercury in 3rd house. With the
either for progeny.
result, the native should lose the custody
However, the following features in this of the child or child may not survive.
nativity are worth noticing.
6 In D-9 and D-7 Venus is Bhavottama
For Marriage and this indicates the strong affinity of
mother with child.
1 Ketu and Rahu are house Vargottama
and associated with Venus, Saturn, Separation
Jupiter and Mars in D-1 and D-9
As soon as, Venus dasa commenced after
charts.
24-8-2003, both partners separated from
2 The 7th lord Mercury though is in each other and wife returned to her parental
the sign of debilitation in D-9 chart, home with the child.
but in BHAVOTTAMA. Mars is in
It may be noted that no sooner Vargottama
Vargottama. Mercury and Mars are in
Ketu dasa was over; the marriage could
mutual aspect in D-1 chart. Mercury
not sustain on account of other evil Yogas
is aspected by Sun and Mars are
and also resulted in the separation from the
aspected by Moon in D-9 chart.
progeny.
ॐ Visti Larsen & Andrew Foss
Mātaṅgī: A Writeup
Begun Śravaṇa, Śukla Dvadaśi, Sunday, Mūla Nakṣatra during
Sun’s Horā at 1 PM, Petrovaradin, Serbia.
Visti Larsen & Andrew Foss
Emergence of the Mahāvidyā find its Māraṇa Kāraka Sthāna in the third
house which is signified by Mars. This can
The Mahābhagavata Purāṇa speaks of
also be adverse to life as for Jupiter the
the emergence of the Mahāvidyā (Kinsley
eighth or Grahaṇa Graha in the Vārachakra is
1998, 22). The story goes that Śrī Śiva
Mars which is quite devastating for the body
and his spouse Sati were arguing about
of Jupiter. Mars further rules the sourthern
whether to attend a spiritual rite held by
direction which is the path of Mars clearly
Śrī Dakṣa Prajapati the father of Satī, as
showing the negatives of Mars manifesting
they had not been invited. Śiva argues
during this incident.
that it is his right to attend the same as
his divinity is required for the rite to bear Satī seeing this immediately manifested
fruit, but as they had not been invited herself in the form of Kalī blocking his path.
they should not attend and forbids Satī Śiva then looks up to see Tārā. He then
to do so. turns around to find Bagalamukhī blocking
his path (north). He turns to his left (east)
Commentary: Here Śiva is referred to
to find Bhuvaneśvari and right (west) to find
as the Guru as he gives the fruits of
Chinnamastā. In the process of turning he
all Karmas by sitting in the center of
the Digchakra. In the tradition he is
Direction Dikgraha Mahāvidyā Kāraka
worshipped here as Śrī Vedavyāsa for
the same reason. East Sun Bhuvaneśvarī Moon
As Śiva had not being invited implied that South East Venus Dhūmavatī Ketu
Dakṣa had performed great Adharma.
South Mars Kālī Saturn
The argument ensued and Satī began
to glow red with anger. Śiva closed his South West Rāhu Kamalātmikā Venus
eyes in fear and when he opened them
West Saturn Chinnamastā Rāhu
saw Satī appearing in a most terrible
form. Śiva in fear walked away from Satī North West Moon Mātaṅgī Sun
in the southern direction.
North Mercury Bagalāmukhī Mars
Commentary: This situation holds special
North East Jupiter Tripurasundarī Mercury
meaning since as per implication God will
walk away once arguments ensue, and Up Ketu Tārā Jupiter
as per Horā Śastra Śiva, or Sadaśiva
Down Lagna Bhairavī Lagna
signified by Jupiter in the chart, and will
Mātaṅgī: A Writeup ॐ
finds all ten Mahāvidyā blocking direction is the direction of loka or tala which
his path in all eight horizontal follows after leaving this body provided
directions and further also Tārā rebirth in the same world is not indicated, and
blocking his upward path whilst is based on Karma. Based on this Ketu is the
Bhairavī manifests underneath natural cause of dissolution and Pralaya.
him. Mātaṅgī appeared in the Satī is later reincarnated as Parvatī and
north-west. marries Śiva after great penance.
Here Satī manifesting in the ten
directions is symbolic of Satī also
Mātaṅgī Appears
presiding over the ten directions According to the Śakti Saṁgama-Tantra
of Karma. According to verse (Kinsley 1998, 213), at an occasion Viṣṇu
four of the Śiva Taṇḍava Stotra, and Lakṣmī had travelled to visit Śiva and
the Daśamahāvidyā preside over Parvatī. There they offered food to Śiva
the fruits that the ten Digpalaka give to all and Parvatī and some of the food fell to the
those pursuing their Karmas. Worship of the ground. From these food-remnants arose
Mahāvidyā can ensure the fruits of all ones a maiden who asked for leftover foods.
work and grants success especially if such The four then offered her their leftovers as
worship is prescribed keeping the Daśāṁśa Prasāda. Śiva then blessed the maiden that
(D-10) divisional chart in mind. those who worshipped her would subdue
their enemies and attain their desires. She
The story does not end here as Satī ends
then became known as Ucciṣṭa-mātaṅginī.
up attending the spiritual rite alone and
without Śiva’s knowledge. There Satī after The leftover foods are the Prasāda of the
lamenting and complaining about the non- Iṣṭa Devatā. Mātaṅgī is worshipped in this
presence of her husband to her father form so that we may receive the Prasāda
Dakṣa, leaves her body in the middle of of our own Iṣṭa Devatā. The boon arising
the spiritual rite. from Śiva implies that this is a means ot
purifying or correcting the Atma itself as Śiva
For this reason all Mahāvidyā worship
is the pratyadhidevatā of the Sun which is
cannot give fruit without the worship of
the naisargika Ātmakāraka. This is further
Śiva, as then surely all the fruits acquired or
exemplified under the next heading.
sought will surely disappear as the sanction
of the Guru has not been sought. Mātaṅgī Appears to Śiva
When Śiva shortly after learned of this According to the Prāṇatoṣinī Tantra (Kinsley
from Devaṛṣi Nārada, he in a furious 1998, 213), Parvatī had travelled to visit her
mood creates Virabhadra from a strand father in the Himalayas and had left Śiva at
of his hair and sent him and his Gaṇa to home. Śiva, who had unwillingly consented
demolish the rite which was held. Śiva then to her leaving for more than a few days, had
began to dance the Taṇḍava in a process become jealous and felt deprived of her when
of causing the destruction of the universe she had not arrived home and travelled to
or Pralaya. visit her in the guise of an ornament vendor.
Ketu represents hair and further represents In her presence he offered to sell her seashell
the upwards direction of the Dig- and bangles but when enquired of his price he
Kālachakras. This vertical up- or downwards sought to test her fidelity by asking Parvatī
to repay him with sexual favours. Śrī Parvatī
feeling enraged by this statement was Adhidevatā of Venus is Śacī, the spouse of
ready to curse the vendor but realised Indra, and is responsible for giving everyone
through her intuition that this was no other taste and a desire to explore the sense of
than her own husband Śrī Siva himself. taste through which all sensual experiences
Hence, in reply she merely answered yes arise. Once this taste has been satisfied, the
but asked that the payment be given at a Pratyadhidevatā of Venus being Indra ends
later time. The vendor agreed and left the the desire for exploring this sense anymore,
residence of Parvatī for his home. and Indra further being the Adhidevatā of
Jupiter brings children into this world. The
Later that evening at his home as Śiva
goal of Venus thus becomes Jupiter and
prepared to perform his evening prayers
the Pratyadhidevatā of Jupiter is Sadaśiva
Parvatī arrived there at the Mānasa Lake
making this the real goal. Therefore herein
in the guise of a highly attractive outcaste
the process of Vaśīkaraṇa is to attract God
woman and began to dance. When Śiva
and Mātaṅgī thus can enable the worshipper
enquired as to the ladies purpose there
to attract his/her Iṣṭa Devatā or personal
she answered that she was the daughter
aspect of God for worship.
of a Caṇḍāla and had arrived to perform
austerities. Śiva revealed that he himself Chaṇḍālī is a lady who does not ascribe to
was the giver of all boons and then took the caste system and by implication also
her hand, kissed her and prepared to does not partake in the order and roles
make love to her. In the course of the governing an established society. The male
same Śiva found that he himself had been equivalent of the same being a Chaṇḍāla.
turned into a Caṇḍāla. Realising himself
The incident occurring at the evening time is
to be in this state he further recognised
a reference to Śiva Gāyatri or sunset. Sunset
the woman that had arrived to be his
is the time of the seventh house as the sun
wife Parvatī. Following their lovemaking
is placed in the seventh from the Lagna at
Parvatī asked Śiva for a boon, namely
this time. The natural seventh house is the
that the form that she had taken to unite
sign of Libra which happens to be the cause
with Śiva be known forever as Ucchiṣṭa-
of debilitation for the Sun, hence Mātaṅgī
caṇḍālinī and that all those who seek to
is associated with the Sun. Being further
reach Śiva have to worship this form for
associated with the Sun whose
their penance to bear fruits.
Pratyadhidevatā is Śrī Śiva, the
Notably the name Ucchiṣṭa-caṇḍālinī importance of Mātaṅgī Sadhana
specifically refers to Mātaṅgī in the in attaining the blessings of Śiva
form where she united with Śiva. This comes to fore.
name is not interchangeable with that of
The Sun, signifying Mātaṅgī,
Ucchiṣṭa-Mātaṅginī despite indicating the
attains its Digbala in the natural
same form.
tenth house. As per the tradition,
The process of attracting is known as the tenth house signifying
Vaśīkaraṇa and the two Graha responsible Siddhi brings Mātaṅgī under
for this are Moon and Venus. Herein the grouping of Siddhividyā.
Venus is the one who helps one to attract Similarly Dhūmavatī (Ketu)
oneself to the thought of marrying and and Bagalāmukhī (Mars) are
finally also attracts a spouse through also Siddhividyā, Vidyā are
which the marriage can occur. The Kamalātmikā and Bhuvaneśvarī
Śudra father, Mataṅga despite having all
the rites performed for him as if he were a
Brahmin became aware of his factual caste
from a she-ass, when she complained about
his mistreatment of her own child, which
she ascribed to the caste from which he
originated.
When the caste of the bride is higher than

that of the groom it causes degradation of the
caste of the children and is termed a Pratiloma
marriage (Rath 2006, 18-19). Specifically, the
offspring of a Brahmin mother and father of a
lower caste become members of the Caṇḍāla
caste responsible for maintaining the dead,
burial grounds and also act as executioners
and the likes. According to Pārāśara, Rāhu
signifies the Caṇḍāla caste and the cruelty
ascribed to ones of this nature arises from
the nature of Rāhu.
Learning of his true caste he became

unhappy and became determined to raise
his own caste to that of a Brahmin. He set
of to the forests to perform austerities to
acquire the status of a Brahmin. Having
performed severe austerities, which got the
attention of the Devas, Indra appeared before
Mataṅga to learn of his desire. Mataṅga
as the remaining (Tārā, Tripurasundarī, Kālī revealed his intention to which Indra objected
and Chinnamastā) are Mahāvidyā. Further, and stated this pursuit to be impossible.
as per the teachings of the tradition, Mataṅga refusing to receive any other boon
different forms of one particular Devī can then continued for one-hundred more years.
be Mahāvidyā, Siddhividyā or Vidyā. Arguing on several occasions with Mataṅga
It was in this form that the couple that the caste of Brahmin is unattainable
established the Gṛṣneśvara Jyotirliñga in without being reborn, Indra tried to sway
the Kanyakavana forest, when by accident Mataṅga but unsuccessfully. Thousands of
whilst Mātaṅgī was mixing sindoor and years passed with Mataṅga increasing the
saffron with her thumb a beam of light intensity of his penances being reduced to
appeared in her palm. This then became mere skin and bones and standing on his
known as Kumkumeśvara or Gṛṣneśvara. toes alone to do penance, Mataṅga became
exhausted being unable to attain his goal.
Mataṅga Ṛṣi
The process of raising ones caste happens
The Mahabharata (Ganguli 2008, xiii- naturally through the courses of rebirth.
189) describes the emergence of the Ṛṣi According to the Mahabharata (Ganguli 2008,
Mataṅga. Born from a Brahmin mother and
xiii-188) being born in any of the castes
Samhara rūpa Muhūrta Colour
of Pulkasa or Caṇḍāla one will have to
exist for a period of one-thousand years Sumukhī Sunrise Red
before being born as a Śudra. Thirty-
Rājamātaṅginī Midday Yellow
thousand years more are required for the
status of Vaiśya. Sixty-thousand more for Ucchiṣṭa-caṇḍālī Sunset Dark gray
the status of Kṣatriya. Three-million-six-
hundred-thousand years (3,600,000) will Ucchiṣṭa-mātaṅginī Midnight Black
then transpire for one to become reborn as
a fallen Brahmaṇa, and one-trillion-eight- Bhadrapada Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī would place the
hundren-million years (1,080,000,000) Sun in Virgo as the Moon is either in Taurus
will transpire before one is a Brahmaṇa or Gemini (approximately 84-96 degrees from
being initiated into the Gayatri and other the advent of Pisces). As the fourth house
sacred mantras. Four-hundred-thirty-two- from the Moon is said to bring the form or
billion years (432,000,000,000) years will Rūpa of the mother, it is more appropriate
pass before one becomes familiar with that the Moon be placed in Taurus where the
the Vedas and scriptures. fourth therefrom will be occupied by Leo and
the Sun signifying Mātaṅginī.
According to the Prāṇatosinī Tantra,
at the end of one-hundred-thousand Saturn signifies her dark complexion and all
years of penance in the Sunshine, idols of Sūrya are worshipped in this dark
a Devi appeared before Mataṅga in complexion as Sūrya’s prominent Tattva or
the most pleasing form, being dark element is Agni. Agni being signified by Mars
complexioned and radiating in a mass of gets exalted in the sign of Saturn indicating
light resembling Kālikā in her Lalita form, this complexion.
known as Mahāvidyā Rājamātaṅginī. She
According to the Brahma Yamala Tantra,
granted him the boons of attaining any of
Mataṅga also asked for the boon of being
his hearts desires and subjugation of all
known as the father of the Devī Mātaṅgī due
enemies. According to the same Tantra,
to which she was born as the daughter of
she was said to emerge on the month of
Mataṅga and his wife Siddhimatī. It is from
Bhadrapada (Sun in Virgo) during Kṛṣṇa
this incident that the Devī became known
Aṣṭamī Tithi.
as Mātaṅgī.
Mātaṅgī is among the Siddhavidya.
Further according to the Prāṇatosinī
The comparison of Rājamātaṅginī and
Tantra, she is known as the slayer of
Kālikā also refers to Rājamātaṅginī to be
Mātañgāsura.
the Mahāvidyā form of Mātaṅgī. When
describing the worship of Rājamātaṅginī,
Dhyāna
the Prāṇatosinī Tantra also uses the word
‘tejoraśi’ which can either mean ‘mass Astra
of light’ or one of the three fiery signs
The astras held by Mātaṅginī differ depending
of Aries, Leo or Sagittarius, all of which
on the form she takes. Her rūpa as Mātaṅginī
can be advised for her worship. The
is depicted with four arms holding aṅkuśa,
worship in the sunshine (atapyata) can
asilatā, pása and kheḍaka.
refer to worship during the Abhijit Muhūrta
which transpires during the midday. As Sumukhī she holds a skull as well as
Figure 1: Mahāvidyā Rāśi
scissors (kartari) which symbolises the syllables long and less than sixty-four. Herein
bija mantra for the first house that helps if the Vīṇā is making the first step towards
overcome all problems with the Lagna or spirituality it would correspond to between
first house. sixteen and twenty-four syllables (S. Rath
2007) to cross over the spiritual hurdles in
According to Mantra Maharnava, the life. Therefore, to arrive at the fifth house
form which appeared to Mataṅga Ṛṣi the Vīṇāstra mantra should be seventeen
is described as playing the Vallakī, an syllables long. This also corresponds to the
instrument compared to the Vīṇā. As the mantra arrived at as the Prasiddha mantra
form which appeared to Mātaṅga was for Mātaṅginī.
Rājamātaṅginī we may ascribe the Vīṇā
to her.As Rājamātaṅginī is her Mahāvidyā Colours
rūpa we can ascribe her Astra-manta to
Varṇa or complexion defines the colour of
be:
any Devatā. The forms of Mātaṅgī carry four
mātaṅgyai vināhastāya svāhā|. distinct colours, namely Śyāma (dark gray,
dark blue or dark green), Kṛṣṇa (black), Pīta
The Kāraka of all musical instruments is
(yellow) and Rakta (blood red). Specifically
the Sun as well as the natural fifth house
her form as Rājamātaṅginī can, as per her
Leo. Therefore mantras which carry the
Dhyāna, be depicted as either dark gray or
power of the Vīṇā should have akṣaras
yellow. Yellow is the natural colour of the
corresponding to the fifth house. The fifth
Devi which makes her yellow complexioned
house also carries the Sarasvatī Bīja ‘aiṁ’
form the Mahāvidyā rūpa (Rājamātaṅginī),
which carries the power of the Vīṇā. The
whereas the other is the Siddhividyā rūpa,
syllables have to be more than sixteen
and shares this colour with her forms
as Mātaṅginī, Ucchiṣṭa-caṇḍālinī and enables one to attain dikṣa of a qualified
Vaiśya-mātaṅgī. Sumukhī is depicted as Guru.
red whilst Ucchiṣṭa-Mātaṅginī is depicted
The importance of birds in teaching is
as black.
pronounced in the Markendeya Purāṇa where
Ucchiṣṭa-caṇḍālī is the favourite of Śiva the Mahaṛṣi Jaimini is said to have learned
whom which he united with during the the entire Purāṇa from four birds named
evening. As a result her rūpa can be Piñgākṣa, Vivodha, Suputra and Sumukha.
associated with the sunset which is also Likely, the four birds each symbolise the four
the Śiva Gāyatri. Rājamātaṅginī appeared heads of Brahmā each reciting the Vedas.
to Ṛṣi Mataṅga during the day time after
his many years of penance, hence her Spouse
rūpa and the light-yellow colour may be The spouse of Mātaṅgī is known as Śiva
associated with the midday. Sumukhī is Mataṅga. The prefix to his name helps to
depicted as sixteen years old and of red distinguish him from the Ṛṣi Mataṅga bearing
complexion, an image which has a striking the same name. Śiva Mataṅga attained his
similarity with that of Ṣoḍaśi (a rūpa of form when in unison with Parvatī in her
Tripurasūndarī) and has a complexion form as Ucchiṣṭa-chaṇḍālinī. Here Śiva had
compared to that of the sunrise. Sumukhī changed to that form on account of Parvatī’s
is further described as holding a skull desire. Further, it was in this union that Śiva
representing the intelligence of human granted the boon that all those who had to
beings which is associated with the reach him had to worship Mātaṅgī first.
Lagna and Brahmā Gāyatri. This finally
brings Ucchiṣṭa-mātaṅginī to the midnight The natural Rāśi of Śiva is Aquarius, the
and Kalī Gāyatri which is the form which natural Hara bhava. It is during the Suns solar
received the Prasada from the Devatās transit in this sign in the month of Māgha that
and therefore may symbolise the means the Kumbha Mela is performed and when
to approach the Iṣṭa Devatā. Jupiter arrives here it is Mahākumbha mela.
Mātaṅgī sits in the sign opposite in the sign
Vahaṇa and Animals of Leo and acts as the doorway to Śiva as
a result. This is notably also the natural sign
Whilst never described as riding any
of Mātaṅgī and is where the Moon will exist
particular animal, Mātaṅginī is primarily
during the Full Moon of Māgha, perfectly tying
depicted as being surrounded by parrots.
into the boon that Śiva had given.
Birds in general are signified by the Sun
and Leo where Śrī Garuḍa is the king of Mantras of Mātaṅgī
birds. The significance of the parrot is that
among birds it has the power to imitate the Based on the teachings of the tradition the
spoken word or voices of other creatures. Tithi of worship of the Mahāvidyā furnishes
It symbolises the perfect student whose the Rāśi where the Mahāvidyā reside. This
ability of repetition (Mercury) enables it further furnishes the Prasiddha mantras
to repeat acquired knowledge. Mātaṅginī of the Mahāvidyā. And example is worth
therefore represents the voice of the mentioning herein. The Dakṣiṇakālī mantra
teacher as the parrot symbolises the is traditionally well known as the twenty-two
student. Worshiping her with this in mind syllable mantra:
krīṁ krīṁ krīṁ huṁ huṁ hrīṁ hrīṁ

dakṣiṇakālīke hrīṁ hrīṁ huṁ huṁ krīṁ krīṁ The third option is out of the question being
krīṁ svāhā. This mantra being twenty-two that it doesn’t correspond to the fifth house
syllables corresponds to the tenth house as after removing multiples of twelve, yet is a
it being reduced from twelve corresponds valid mantra as two names exist in the mantra
to the number ten or tenth house of the and therefore two offerings can be made
natural zodiac namely Capricorn. Similarly i.e. namaḥ and svāhā. Applying the same
the Rājakālī mantra is twenty-three syllables principles as we did with the Dakṣiṇakāli
long corresponding to the eleventh house mantra, we find that the two earlier mantras
in the chart. have four words making the Mantrakriya the
fourth house. The Mantrabhoga is the fifth
Notably, when calculating Mantrakriya,
house based on the number of syllables,
Mantrabhoga and Mantradevatā of the
and finally the Mantradevatā is the sixth
Dakṣiṇakāli mantra, we find that the
house from which we derived the Tithi of
Mantrakriya corresponds to the number
worshipping Mātaṅgī, namely Dvadaśī lorded
nine or ninth house as the mantra has nine
over by Mercury.
words. The Mantrabhoga is the number of
syllables being twenty-two and corresponds Miscellaneous information
to the tenth house. The Mantradevatā thus
corresponds to the eleventh house which • Complexion: ghanaśyama or dark like a
is from which the Tithi of worshipping Śrī pregnant cloud.
Dakṣiṇakalī is derived, namely Amāvāsya • Flower: Kadamba.
lorded over by Rāhu.
• Māla: either Kadamba or Guñja.
Based on this the Prasiddha Mātaṅgī mantra
is to be found. Her Rāśi corresponds to • Incense: mixed with aloe fragrance.
the fifth house of Leo and therefore her • Garments: red.
mantra can be five, seventeen, twenty-nine
syllables or other higher multiples of twelve • Food: Chillies.
added to five. To find this mantra we have • Astra or weapon: Vīna mainly.
perused the Mātaṅgī Sumukhī Kavacha.
One such mantra appears with seventeen • Animals associated: Parrot.
syllables in two forms: • Month of worship: Sun in Aries (Vaiśakha)
a) ucchiṣṭacāṇḍālī mātaṅgī sarvavaśaṅkari and especially these two spring months
namaḥ of Chaitra and Vaiśakha. This is the
morning of the Deva hence she can be
b) ucchiṣṭacāṇḍālī worshipped during Brahmā muhurta as
mātaṅgī sarvavaśaṅkari well.
svāhā
• Tithi of worship: Kṛṣṇa Dvadaśī.
The Kavacha suggests a third
variation of the same mantra • Day of worship: Sunday (lording Leo)
being nineteen syllables or Saturday (lording opposite sign from
long: Leo).
c) ucchiṣṭacāṇḍālī • She is strong in the North-western

mātaṅgī sarvavaśaṅkari direction from which she emerged.
namaḥ svāhā
ॐ O.D. Mande
Jyotish Basics Illustrated

O. D. Mande
T
he casting of horoscope is an
important step in the initial stage
of astrology learning. After the
ascendant and longitudes of planets are
computed, the horoscope can be cast in
any convenient format viz. North- Indian,
South- Indian, Eastern etc. However,
none of these formats can give a proper
picture of the actual planetary positions in
their orbits. This knowledge is essential in
order to appreciate astronomical terms and
phenomena such as ascendant, janma-
rashi (moon-sign), geocentric longitudes, The longitudes of planets measured with
heliocentric longitudes, Rahu, Ketu, the Sun as reference point i.e. heliocentric
combustion and retrogression. With this longitudes, are different. These longitudes
objective in view, the author has prepared can be computed using Lahiri’s Indian
a set of three diagrams pertaining to a Ephemeris.
specific horoscope. The birth particulars
of the native are as under:-- Having computed the geocentric and
heliocentric longitudes at birth time of the
The natal chart and longitudes of planets native, the author has prepared a set of
are as under three diagrams. For the sake of simplicity,
Asc 16:44, Sun 29:54, Moon27:7,Mars planetary orbits in the diagrams are shown
21:3, Merc 21:57, Jup 21:19 Ven(R) as circular (instead of elliptical) and
29:37 secondly, they are plotted ‘ not to scale
‘ ; this is unavoidable owing to very wide
Sat(R) 15:2, Rahu/Ketu 14:21, Uranus range of orbits from Mercury to Pluto. The
14:19, Neptune 22:29, Pluto 1:24 three diagrams are as under:--
It is needless to say that the above Diagram 1 : This diagram shows Denver
longitudes are the usual geocentric (the place of birth), Delhi, Ascendant(I,e,
longitudes with earth as fixed reference the sign rising in the East at birth time),
point for their measurement. But in reality Sun, Moon, Moon-sign, Rahu and Ketu and
the Sun is fixed and earth and other planets their longitudes in geocentric system.
(except Moon) are revolving around him.
Jyotish Basics Illustraed ॐ
Diagram - 1 : Ascendant & Positions of Sun & Moon
At 8.51 PM (Denvert Time) on Jan 13, 2006
(Geocentric System)

ॐ O.D. Mande
Diagram-2 : Positions of Planets
At 8.51 pm (Denver Time) on Jan. 13, 2006
(Geocentric System)

Jyotish Basics Illustraed ॐ
Diagram-3 : Positions of Planets
At 8.51 pm (Denver Time) on Jan. 13, 2006
(Heliocentric System)

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( i ) The Indian Standard Time (IST) is but slower
ahead of GMT by 5 hours and 30 than Venus.
minutes whereas Denver time is Consequently,
behind GMT by 7 hours and so the IST the dotted
is ahead of Denver time by 12 hours lines joining
& 30 minutes. The IST at the birth of the earth and
native was 9.21 AM on 14 Jan 2006. Venus/saturn
(The birth chart has to be cast for the in this diagram
time & place of birth only.) would move
backwards
(ii) East and West directions of the horizon
indicating
are relative to the place of reference;
decreasing
what is ‘East’ in Denver becomes
(geocentric)
‘West’ in Delhi and vice versa.
longitudes for
(iii)Rahu & Ketu are the points at which the these planets,
Moon’s orbit intersects the plane of ecliptic as observed from the earth. It is
and are always 180 degrees apart. These ,however, pointed out that although
intersection points are constantly shifting retrogression of planet is an illusion it’s
westwards along the ecliptic and hence effect on a native’s life is very much
the movement of Rahu/Ketu is always real !
retrograde.
(ii) Venus has come in between the Sun
Diagram 2 : This diagram shows geocentric and the earth and therefore Venus’
positions and longitudes of Sun, Mars, rays are ;overpowered’ by Sun’s rays.
Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Astrologically , Venus is said to have
Neptune and Pluto. (The Ascendant, Moon become ‘combust’ i. e. ineffective.
Moon –sign , Rahu &Ketu are not shown Astronomically this phenomenon is
in this diagram.) The earth is shown as termed ‘inferior conjunction’. If a planet
fixed with the Sun moving around her.The were behind the Sun, it’s rays would
other planets are primarily moving around get completely blocked , creating a
the Sun but the entire system is shown more severe ‘combust’ state for the
moving around the earth. planet. This phenomenon is termed
‘superior conjunction’. The two types
Diagram 3 : This diagram shows heliocentric
of conjunction are possible in case
positions and longitudes of planets covered
of Venus and Mercury only. For
in Diagram 2
the remaining planets only superior
(i) Venus and Saturn are retrograde in the conjunction is possible.
horoscope and remarked to be so in this
diagram. But retrogression of planet is Conclusion
an illusion and can take place when the It is hoped that this article would be
concerned planet is close to the earth. educative for beginners , particularly those
In other words, a retrograde planet with non-science background. It may also
does NOT actually move backwards serve as a teaching –aid for astrology
but only appears to be in retrograde teachers.
motion as observed from the earth.
The earth moves faster than Saturn
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Paramparika Jyotisha Rahas
Karu Heenkenda, Thusitha Publications, Ratmalana-Colombo-Sri Lanka,
2006, 376 pages ISBN955-1419-02-2
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he appropriate English Sri Lanka where he presented interesting
translation for the book basics in Vedic Astrology which were not
writte n in S in h a le s e is generally in practice in Sri Lanka. At a
“Traditional Secrets of Astrology”. certain instance it is reflected as though
The book consists of 376 pages the author is concentrating specially on
where first page is dedicated to his students/admirers who have read
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Pranam). more like a Astrological hand book than
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12 Genesha Mantras is the theme is presumed very useful for those who
of the book. It is very clear that the have a background in Vedic Astrology.
author’s intention was to impart the On the other hand, the book will storm the
knowledge through the pacification brain of those who seeks knowledge, to
of Load Ganesha . The reader was become inquisitive to dig in for more and
presented with Narada Ganesha more knowledge on this divine subject.
Yantra at the end of the book , As given in the preface supplied by him
wishing them success in grasping to the book, he mentions that,” When the
contents without any hindrances in the contents of the book is thoroughly studied,
mind. readers would be able to understand that
The author Karu Heenkenda tries to unveil Vedic Astrology is not merely confined
some of the astrological rules given in great to forecasting. In fact, since there are so
treatise like Brihat Parasara Hora Shatra of many other methods which can be applied
sage Parasara and other famous manuscripts. for forecasting, if any body wants to study
In each chapter, he exposed and introduced the foundation of creatures on earth who
very interesting secrets from the tradition are roaming round in birth after birth due
which were supposed to be new experience to their karmic bondage and the desire of
for the Sri Lankan Sinhalese reader. Karaka soul as to the way they select to fulfill
Sidhantha , Aragala, Nakshatra, Arudha, Kala their ultimate goals , I believe that the only
and Dig Chakra could be cited as some of subject which is prevailing in the world is
the examples. Above all , he managed to non other ,Vedic Astrology.”
consolidate validity of all the rules given in
“As a Teacher of Astrology, I expect
the book supported by his own research
not the followers who stay behind me in
along with quite a number of notable Sri
knowledge but who make their efforts to
Lankan horoscopes. In this context, it is
surpass me in knowledge.”
presumed that he is the first Sri Lankan to
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own research. will be a land mark among the books
of Astrology printed in Sri Lanka in
Karu Heenkenda wrote a series of lessons,
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